the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
to go through several printings; to run into several editions
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
to hide; to keep to oneself
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
thousands; several thousand
three sides; small offering stand
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
thick curtain; drop curtain
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
returning tit for tat; retaliating
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
bunch of flowers; bouquet
at first; in the beginning; originally
meeting hall; assembly hall
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)