powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
probability; likelihood; chances
equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
with these words; while saying
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
surroundings; environs; circumference
to dye; to colour; to color
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
one eye; one of one's eyes
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
New Year's Eve; December 31
incident; affair; happening; event
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
New Year's Eve; end of the year
every year; yearly; annually
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late