to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
promotion; raising of status
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
Labor Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
direct connection; direct link
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
powder snow; powdery snow
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)
residence; housing; residential building
business world; business circles; (the) industry
counter for books; volume
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them