stabilization; stabilisation
professor; teaching; instruction
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
will; testament; last request
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
going around; patrol; round; tour
to be busy at work; to work diligently
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
very busy (person or thing)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
great war; great battle; world war
final scene; the end; finale
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to think of; to give one's thought to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in one's own way or style
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to devise a plan; to work out a plan
I see; that's right; indeed
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
another (person); the other person; one more (person)