true character; true heart; true spirit
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
friendly relations; social relations; social life
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to discuss; to talk together
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
use; utilization; utilisation; application
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
sleeping late in the morning
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
difficult to ...; hard to ...
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
near-miss; just missing (each other)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range