to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
color scheme; colour scheme
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
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)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to subsist; to keep on living
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
looking on (somebody) as hostile
tendency; trend; inclination
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to look forward to something
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
interior; inside; internal
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)