both; both sides; both parties
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
leadership; initiative; spearhead
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
each and all; every single one; everybody
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
winter vacation; winter holidays
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wherein; therein; thereinto
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
leaving everything up to someone else
those (near the second person)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
attendance; presence; appearance
just now; a moment ago; this very minute