prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
original story; original version; this volume
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
listings magazine; (lit.) information magazine
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
tenant (esp. residential tenant in apartment block); occupant; inhabitant; inmate
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
stealthily; secretly; in secret
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to detain; to check; to restrain
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of