to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
preface; introduction; preamble
determination; resolution
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
end; close; conclusion; termination
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
manned mission (e.g. space probe)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
prohibition; inhibition; ban
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
either way; in any case; one way or another