corrupt practice; evil practice; bad custom; abuse; evil ways
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
general (manager, strike, etc.); (military) general
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
death; decease; passing away
adoration; admiration; devotion
last years of one's life; very late in one's life
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
unfortunately; regrettably
number of pages; page space