to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
sales message; sales copy
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
forthcoming publication; to be published soon; coming soon; recent publication
February; second month of the lunar calendar
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
reportage; report; reporting; documentary literature; documentary
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to take flight; to disappear
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
postponement; deferment; adjournment
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
several million; millions (of)
at the same time in different places
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound