before the end of this year
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
man; male; masculine gender
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
last week; the week before
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse