to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
convention; tired tradition; old custom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
poor writing; bad writing; rambling prose
to take over; to hand over
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
descendant; posterity; offspring
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to learn something through hearing
expertise; experience; knowledge
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
many; much; plenty; hardly
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
one's later years; final years (in life)
true character; true heart; true spirit
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month