beginning of the year; early in the New Year
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
March; third month of the lunar calendar
again; once more; a second time
stairs; stairway; staircase
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
video camera; video camcorder
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
acting ability; talent as a performer
scale; scope; plan; structure
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
machine parts; machinery; equipment
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
production (e.g. play); direction
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
bodily sensation; sense; experience