base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
relation; connection; relevance
property; fortune; assets
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
collection of books; (personal) library
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
food and drink; eating and drinking
cake or snack served with tea
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
(tactile) feel; sense of touch
improved version; revised edition; refinement
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
many people; a large number of people
to kill (with a weapon); to slay; to defeat (an opponent); to beat
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
establishing oneself in life; success in life
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
source of funds; resources; finances
ancestor; forefather; foremother
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
indeed; really; truly; very much
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts