diff --git a/src/parser/affiliated_keyword.rs b/src/parser/affiliated_keyword.rs
index 498033f..92b59fc 100644
--- a/src/parser/affiliated_keyword.rs
+++ b/src/parser/affiliated_keyword.rs
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ use crate::types::AffiliatedKeywordValue;
 use crate::types::AffiliatedKeywords;
 use crate::types::Keyword;
 
-pub(crate) fn parse_affiliated_keywords<'g, 's>(
+pub(crate) fn parse_affiliated_keywords<'g, 's, AK>(
     global_settings: &'g GlobalSettings<'g, 's>,
-    input: Vec<Keyword<'s>>,
-) -> AffiliatedKeywords<'s> {
+    input: AK,
+) -> AffiliatedKeywords<'s>
+where
+    AK: IntoIterator<Item = Keyword<'s>>,
+{
     let mut ret = BTreeMap::new();
-    for kw in input.into_iter() {
+    for kw in input {
         let translated_name = translate_name(global_settings, kw.key);
         if is_single_string_keyword(global_settings, translated_name.as_str()) {
             ret.insert(
diff --git a/src/parser/element_parser.rs b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
index 6288efb..0be0504 100644
--- a/src/parser/element_parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser/element_parser.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use nom::branch::alt;
 use nom::combinator::map;
 use nom::combinator::opt;
 use nom::combinator::peek;
+use nom::multi::many0;
 use nom::sequence::tuple;
 #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
 use tracing::span;
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ fn _element<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     input: OrgSource<'s>,
     can_be_paragraph: bool,
 ) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, Element<'s>> {
+    let (post_affiliated_keywords_input, affiliated_keywords) = many0(affiliated_keyword)(input)?;
+
     let plain_list_matcher = parser_with_context!(plain_list)(context);
     let greater_block_matcher = parser_with_context!(greater_block)(context);
     let dynamic_block_matcher = parser_with_context!(dynamic_block)(context);
diff --git a/src/parser/macros.rs b/src/parser/macros.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/macros.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/src/parser/mod.rs b/src/parser/mod.rs
index c9c2e6e..dff7f19 100644
--- a/src/parser/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parser/mod.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mod latex_environment;
 mod latex_fragment;
 mod lesser_block;
 mod line_break;
+mod macros;
 mod object_parser;
 mod org_macro;
 mod org_source;
diff --git a/src/parser/plain_list.rs b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
index 3035f6b..adb0dc3 100644
--- a/src/parser/plain_list.rs
+++ b/src/parser/plain_list.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ use crate::parser::util::org_space;
 use crate::parser::util::start_of_line;
 use crate::types::CheckboxType;
 use crate::types::IndentationLevel;
+use crate::types::Keyword;
 use crate::types::Object;
 use crate::types::PlainList;
 use crate::types::PlainListItem;
@@ -79,6 +80,22 @@ pub(crate) fn detect_plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>(
     ))));
 }
 
+#[cfg_attr(
+    feature = "tracing",
+    tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug", skip(context))
+)]
+pub(crate) fn new_plain_list<'b, 'g, 'r, 's, AK>(
+    affiliated_keywords: AK,
+    remaining: OrgSource<'s>,
+    context: RefContext<'b, 'g, 'r, 's>,
+    input: OrgSource<'s>,
+) -> Res<OrgSource<'s>, PlainList<'s>>
+where
+    AK: Iterator<Item = Keyword<'s>>,
+{
+    todo!()
+}
+
 #[cfg_attr(
     feature = "tracing",
     tracing::instrument(ret, level = "debug", skip(context))