curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
transport; transportation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
husband and wife; married couple
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
guess; speculation; supposition
fifth day of the month; five days
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
nod; inclination of the head
to tower over the surroundings
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
annotation; explanatory note; comment
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
episode; anecdote; vignette
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
it's been a long time; long time no see
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
middle volume (in set); volume two (of three)