brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
January; first month of the lunar calendar
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
alert status; emergency alert
to stop raining or snowing
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(turned out) all right in the end
day of month; counter for days
the people; citizens; the populace
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
carving; engraving; sculpture
feel (of a material); texture
leather strap; thong; leash
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
affectation; showiness; pretence
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair