present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
eternal; unlimited; endless
father; dad; husband; you; he
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
such; like that; that sort of; very
competent; suitable; qualified
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
ago; since; before; previous
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
reaching; attaining; arrival
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
such ... as; or some such
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet