to drink up; to drain (cup)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
retort; back talk; backchat
billow; surge; large wave
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all