early on; earlier on; from early
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
single word; a few words; brief comment
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
house to house; door to door
(e.g. to walk, stand, etc., until) one's legs turn to lead; (doing something) until one's legs tire and stiffen
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
reproachful; hateful; bitter
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
way one walks; one's walk
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
young master; young gentleman
ago; since; before; previous
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs