to get distracted; to jump off the track
review (of learned material); revision
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
gliding (through the air)
eagle (Accipitridae family)
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to need; to demand; to take; to require
veil of darkness; curtain of night
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to grow; to develop; to grow up