passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
New Year's Eve; December 31
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to care for someone; to look after someone
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
to blaze; to burn brightly
carving; engraving; sculpture
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
memorial; testimonial; commemorative
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(theatrical) fighting scene
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to stay calm; to keep cool
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
reservation; putting on hold; deferment