independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
round-the-world trip; world cruise
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
one's family; family member
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
omitted character; omitted letter
pointing out; identification
writing; composition; essay; sentence
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
to have the privilege of doing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
addition; supplement; appending; appendix