to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
season's tidings; seasonal letter
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
later on; eventually; afterwards
quietly; slowly; gracefully
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
fifth day of the month; five days
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
chasing after women; womanizing
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
sobriety; soberness; sober face
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
woman; female; feminine gender
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to be busy at work; to work diligently
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room