beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
structure of an artwork; pictorial design; pictures inserted in a book
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
one's share; one's portion
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
everyday life; daily life
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
news programme; news program
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
man of the hour; woman of the hour
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
consequently; as a result
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny