the New Year begins; the New Year starts
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
sounding of a drum or hand drum; sound of drums; full (stomach); bursting
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
hey; listen; look here; I say
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in person; personally; directly
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
there is nothing; having nothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)