the literary world; literary circles
to spread; to be propagated
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
surroundings; environs; circumference
perception; sensing; noticing
origin; beginning; source; rise
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sun; saint; San (people); son
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
meteorological observatory
still better; even better
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
how; in what way; how about
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
electricity; (electric) light
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend