advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
unidentifiable; unidentified
vacant house; unoccupied house
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
Phoenician alphabet; Phoenician character
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
the various countries of Europe and America; the West
aleph (first letter of Hebrew alphabet)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited