flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
writing (e.g. as a profession)
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
at first; initially; in the beginning
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at