inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
separate; scattered; apart
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
black ground; black cloth
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to add (to); to add on; to append
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
electronic key (doors, etc.); electronic cipher
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
distant; remote; isolated
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return