New Year's Eve; end of the year
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
aggravation (of an illness); exacerbation; worsening
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to get late; to advance; to wear on
great laughter; burst of laughter
March; third month of the lunar calendar
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
New Year's Eve; December 31
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
patient's condition; pathology
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
guidance; leadership; leading the way
interior; inside; internal
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case