personal; individual; private
winter vacation; winter holidays
planning; project; plan; design
document; official papers
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
notice; notification; report; posting
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
of course; certainly; naturally
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ten; 10; ten years of age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
incident; affair; happening; event
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
dining; dining room; meal
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on