December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
no matter how much time passes
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
keeping things tidy and in order
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
four corners; four ordinal directions
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
antiquity; the previous era
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to try all possible means
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
completely exhausted; dog-tired; dreadfully weary; terribly frustrated; limp; weak
to lie down; to throw oneself down
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
of no interest; not interested
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
both; both sides; both parties
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)