special radio or television programme; television special
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
existence; possession; having; limited company
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
after-afterparty; third party of the night
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
powered exoskeleton (esp. in SF); power suit
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
practicality; utility; usefulness
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to defend oneself; to protect oneself