New Year's Eve; end of the year
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
friendly relations; social relations; social life
the way back; the way home; return trip
last name; surname; family name
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
mass communication; mass media
to be transparent; to show through
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
former (incumbent); predecessor
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
drinking party; get-together
female high-school student
life; living; I; me; student
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
social life; social intercourse
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune