New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to give; to do (something) for
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
genuine article; real thing; real deal
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to make a speech; to address
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
if so; in that case; in that situation
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
bygones; the past; past event
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)