February; second month of the lunar calendar
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
neat and clean; tidy; trim
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
duty; obligation; responsibility
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
checking out (of a hotel); check-out
to keep (e.g. the lead); to maintain (a standard, situation, etc.); to put aside (for someone); to save (e.g. a seat); to keep (the ball; in soccer, rugby, etc.); to retain possession
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to shake one's head (in denial)
fine weather; fair weather
to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
one revolution; one rotation
back (of a chair); backrest
absolutely; positively; decidedly
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence