unexpectedly; surprisingly
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
street; quarter; district; area
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to escape from; to get out
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
serialization; serialisation; serial story
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to state; to express; to mention
surmise; guess; inference
explanation; interpretation
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be touching; to be moving
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
shady; underhanded; questionable
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
in good health; alive and well; going strong
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to have meaning; to be meaningful
invitation; introduction; temptation
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite