to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
reopening; resumption; restarting
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
resentment; indignation; anger
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
every month; each month; monthly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
cold in the throat; common cold with a sore throat
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
January; first month of the lunar calendar
birthday party; birthday meet-up
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to become fraught with emotion
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully