admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)
conference room; council room
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
how; in what way; by what means
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street