reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to pause; to have a short intermission
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to stop walking; to pause
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to discuss; to talk together
settlement; solution; resolution
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
looking like one is waiting for someone
all eyes; public attention