long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
(political) power; authority; influence
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
beginning; opening; start; outset
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
short story; short film; short poem
to write (a new novel, play, song, etc.); to write (an original work for a specific purpose); to write specially (for)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
love story; romance; love affair
to be stingy; to be tightfisted; to look shabby; to appear wretched
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
this and that; one thing and another
plans are but plans; the schedule is not decided
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)