New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
on the way back; when about to go back
to press a question; to cross-examine
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
change in one's looks; change in one's appearance
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
only recently; just of late
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
God; god; ace; king; superior person
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
going straight on; going straight ahead
turning to the right; right turn
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding
turning to the left; left turn
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
comfort (in living place)
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
very rich person; the super rich