concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
classic; traditional; orthodox; proper
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
film, play, novel, etc. with parallel storylines focusing on different characters; multiprotagonist story; multi-POV story
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
plot (of a novel, play, etc.); plotting (data)
to be discouraged; to shrink from