January; first month of the lunar calendar
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
imposing stance; daunting pose
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
just a minute; small quantity
incident; affair; happening; event
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
here and there; everywhere
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
considerably; fairly; quite
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant