from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to hit the bullseye; to hit the mark (in tastes, humour, etc.)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
final; eventual; ultimate
within the year; before the year is out
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to complain; to lodge a complaint
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
never mind!; don't worry about it
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
promotion; raising of status
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
Labor Thanksgiving Day (national holiday; November 23)
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
direct connection; direct link
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
powder snow; powdery snow
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
quarterly (magazine, journal, etc.)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
counter for books; volume
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
beginning of the year; early in the New Year