to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
the reverse; other side; lining
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
knowing; (an) acquaintance
group; bunch; crowd; group
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to publish a book; to put out a book
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indeed; really; truly; very much
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
continuation; succession; series
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
time; season; period; phase; stage
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
space (room, area, outer space)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household