New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
packing; crating; packaging
living; lifestyle; living room
to remove; to move out of the way
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to lie down; to throw oneself down
imagination; supposition; guess
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
way of speaking; intimation
real thing; original; actual
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
back side; back end; posterior; rear
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)