to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
depiction; description; portrayal
outline; summary; argument
aforementioned; above-mentioned
original story; original version; this volume
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
to be in danger of; to be liable to
chief; main; principal; important
narrator; storyteller; reciter
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
wherein; therein; thereinto
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
reason; cause; circumstances
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
society; public; community; social studies
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home