to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
next term; next period; next version; next release
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to face on; to look out on to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
independence; self-reliance
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
interest; rights; concession
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to be too numerous; to be too much
materials; data; document
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
account book; register; ledger
supply line; line of communications
(death from) starvation; starving to death
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
occupation; calling; livelihood
place to die; place of death
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents