beginning of the year; early in the New Year
postponement; deferment; adjournment
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
operating room; operating theatre
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
toast; congratulatory cup
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
dropout; quitter; deserter
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rather; sooner; preferably
municipal office; council; city hall
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be surprised; to be astonished
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to raise one's voice; to shout
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to recover consciousness; to come to
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point