street at night; making a night journey
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one's house; one's home; one's family
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
same trade; same business; same profession
author; writer; novelist; artist
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
like this; this sort; this way
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
comparatively; relatively
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly