December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
skillful; clever; versatile; handy
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
contradiction; inconsistency
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
strong person; the strong; the powerful
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
three-digit number; hundreds column
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation