to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
postcard; memo; note; card
family; members of a family
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
paid dating (esp. with an underage girl; oft. involving selling of sex); compensated dating
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
near oneself; close to one; familiar
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
environment; circumstance
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny