essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
journal; magazine; periodical
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be started; to get underway
The Odyssey (epic poem attributed to Homer)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
magic bullet; magic bullets
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
wedded life; married life
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
company president; manager; director
letter; missive; note; mail
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
highest grade; superlative degree
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
negotiations; discussions; connection
cancellation of a contract
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
having nothing; being free of earthly attachments
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)