New Year's Eve; December 31
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
complete; whole; perfect; safe
those (near the second person)
third day of the month; three days
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to telephone; to make a phone call
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
(medical) doctor; physician
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
changing clothes; change of clothes
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be erected; to be built
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to jar; to creak; to grate