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10th day of the month; ten days

2

difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty

1

eavesdropping

1

manner (with others); attitude

1

soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball

1

tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant

1

private secretary

1

being lost for words

1

sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

2

state of progress

1

one by one; in detail; minutely

1

not only

1

supporting faction

1

extraordinary; uncommon

1

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

1

burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts

1

(written) application; application form

1

the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)

3

compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

2

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

1

complete revocation; total retraction

1

collecting; assembling

1

complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster

1

New Year's Eve

1

suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

1

eye measurement; measure with eye

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide

1

to fall through (of a plan, project, etc.); to fail; to flop; to collapse; to fizzle out

2

brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes

1

to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down

1

to hit upon something

1

life; living; I; me; student

1

all present; all concerned; all of us

1

to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter

1

deceased; late; dead; departed

2

temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil

1

continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

2

wishes of a deceased person; dying wish

1

Jimmy Carter

1

memorial service for the dead; holding a service

1

improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy

1

Backdraft

1

100 percent

1

thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

1

sleigh; sled; sledge

7

Santa Claus

4

dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory

1

birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity

1

what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray

1

forest fire; wildfire; bushfire

1