association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
sixth day of the month; six days
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
handrail; railing; banister
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to be annoying; to be troublesome
Christmas carol; Christmas song
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
to cease; to stop; to be over
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
memories; recollections; reminiscence
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)