著手

to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out

(chess) move / trick / all right! / (dialect) to add

to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in

aspect particle indicating action in progress

to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply

to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding

hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]

think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)

lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well

empty-handed

with one's hands clasped behind one's back