again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to replace; to move; to change the position of
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
The Bridges of Madison County (1992 novel by Robert James Waller, 1995 film)
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
tension; mental strain; nervousness
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
conversely; on the contrary
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
critic; reviewer; commentator
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
arm; skill; efforts; ability
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
hullo there!; way to go!; bravo!
trouble brought on by sins of forebears