December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
several weeks; a few weeks
tenth day of the month; ten days
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to watch over; to watch attentively
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
necrophilia; necrophilism
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
gasping; breathing heavily
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all