manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
space; interval; space character; whitespace
transcendence; transcendency
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
coupling; shipping; pairing of characters in a romantic relationship (in fan fiction, manga, etc.)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
rival; competitor; competition
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to gain fame; to make one's name
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
right to choose; a say; option
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
although; though; despite the fact that ...
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to pause; to have a short intermission
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation