manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
field overseer; site foreman
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
private citizen; civilian
agricultural land; farmland
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
superhuman feat; consummate skill
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
the New Year begins; the New Year starts; to end (e.g. apprenticeship, service)
rhyme; lime (Citrus aurantifolia); lime (mineral)
young person; youth; young
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to like; to love; to be fond of
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health