start of work; commencement; opening
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to be surprised; to be astonished
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
elective subject or course
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
looking pale; looking unwell
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
alone; by oneself; on one's own
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
selection; choice; option
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
self-examination; reflection
(in) her way; peculiar to her