congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
each and all; every single one; everybody
environment; circumstance
how long; how much; to what extent
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to take the form (of); to assume a shape