dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
degree of familiarity; popularity
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
chasing after women; womanizing
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
tow rope; bell rope; dog lead; lanyard; sash cord
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
after staying up all night
to be forward; to be impertinent
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
(passenger) car; automobile
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
shoulder (of a road); berm
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
action; operation; effect; function
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to perceive; to understand
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
end; tip; extremities; terminal
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression