to succeed; to bear fruit
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
the other day; a few days ago
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
constitutional; relating to character, structure, nature, etc.
forgetting; lapse of memory
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
himself; yourself; herself
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
character of a place; situation; location; occasion
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that