leaving a letter behind; letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
permission; approval; authorization; license
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
then; well; so; well then
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
old town; old part of a city
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
urban areas; the streets; town; city
convenient; handy; useful
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
study; library; den; home office; reading room