the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
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
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
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
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
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; from now on; after this
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
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
winter vacation; winter holidays
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to increase; to add to; to augment