to soothe; to calm; to pacify
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(giving) instruction; initiation
to have a talk; to tell a story
and various other things; and many other things; and more; and what not; and all that
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how many months?; how long?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
that is to say; so that means
surely (not); certainly (not)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
destination; place one stays during a trip
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
printing; typing; printed character; typed character; character(s) carved onto a seal
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
association; society; organization; organisation
every month; each month; monthly
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)