pattern paper (for dressmaking)
close; intimate; on good terms
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
what's that?; what the...
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
discriminatory; discriminative
problematical statement; controversial statement
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
limited time; limited-time offer
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses