to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
child; childish person; immature person
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
yearned for; longed for; missed
difficult problem; challenge
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
every year; yearly; annually
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
important person; strategic person; key figure
Mendelssohn; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
professor; teaching; instruction
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
senior high school student
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)