assertion; declaration; affirmation
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
secret; private; surreptitious
(period of) a year; during an era
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
place where one works; construction site; working area
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
materials; data; document
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
preparatory-department student
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
very busy (person or thing)
too much; excessively; too
to incur someone's enmity
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
another day; some other day
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
to collapse into; to flop onto