prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
as usual; as is one's habit
preserving in alcohol; pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Saturn (Roman god); Saturn (planet)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
that day; the very same day
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
tenth day of the month; ten days