famous literary composition
isolation; being alone; being friendless
unpatriotic person; traitor (to one's country)
open; public; official; overt
to become better; to improve
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
from the viewpoint of; according to
giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (someone) strongly in a loud voice
to be helpful; to be useful
condition; situation; prospects
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
temporary; transitory; short-lived
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
the other day; some time ago; recently
general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
yourself; himself; herself
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
immediately; right away; on the spot
newspaper story (article, account)