suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
time of great change; era of reform
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
raked gravel waves (in a rock garden); ripple mark
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to become fraught with emotion
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
minute adjustment; fine tuning
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
event; phenomenon; matter
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
moron; idiot; stupid person
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to write down; to record; to register
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
popular name; common name; nickname; alias