first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
such; this sort of; like this
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
reset; fresh start; new beginning
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump