inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
manuscript; version; draft
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
copier paper; photocopying paper
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
rather; sooner; preferably
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan