alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
war; fighting; fierce competition
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
posterity; future life; life to come
pessimism; disappointment
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
intelligence operative; spy
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to wash again; to reconsider