start of work; commencement; opening
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(being) over capacity; overloading; overbooking
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
sharing; division; draw; tie
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
don't you think?; indicates question
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
sense of values; values; value system
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
nice; likeable; desirable
how; in what way; how about
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
both; both sides; both parties
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering