waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
ability to get things done
coexistence; living together
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
had better ...; had better not ...
to watch over; to watch attentively
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to have a name entered in the family register
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
plan for one's life; life planning
steady; sound; reliable; solid
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
planned; scheduled; systematic
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
at least; at most; (even) just
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left