human-interest article; city news; local news; police news
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
repeatedly; several times; many times
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
high praise; lavish praise; enthusiastic praise; raving (about)
Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
enumeration; citation; listing
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
superiority; predominance
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
ultimate; final; last; eventual
natural person; person unspoiled by civilization; noble savage; natural person; physical person
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
all one has; all one's possessions
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
Russian Revolution (1917-1923)
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like