moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
it's been a long time; long time no see
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to have an idea; to have a clue
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
the current ...; this; today's ...
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
as (for); for; in the capacity of
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets