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start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

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project

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audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation

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serialization; serialisation; serial story

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planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)

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short story; short film; short poem

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popularity contest

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continuing to pitch; staying at one's post; staying on at work

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writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter

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to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

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ardor; enthusiasm

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness

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extraordinary; uncommon

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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25th day of the month; 25 days

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major surgery; major operation

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publication; issue

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northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis

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to spend time (on doing something)

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last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted

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leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

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final form

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preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

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chapter one; first chapter

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revising (a manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript

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work-in-progress; working state

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dead person; deceased person

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making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)

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idea

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to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through

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last scene (of a film, play, etc.); final scene; closing scene

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beginning; opening; start; outset

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ester

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

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highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with

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the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers

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skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

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one effort; one action

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reek of desperation; feeling of desperation

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fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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