sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
just a minute; small quantity
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
that's the way it is; such is life
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
communist bloc; Iron Curtain
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
(instruction) manual; handbook
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
longtime best seller; book with steady sales over a long time
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
reason; cause; circumstances
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning