news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to need; to demand; to take; to require
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of); geisha, prostitute, etc. absconding without repaying indenture loans
establishment; settlement
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
murder; killing; murderer
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to cease; to stop; to be over
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
absent-mindedness; stupor; being stunned (e.g. by the news); devastation; fainting
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
additional printing; reprint; reissue
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
long time; long interval; for quite some time