the whole year's plans should be made on New Year's Day
now that; since; so long as; because
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
follower; attendant; valet; servant
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
originally; by nature; from the start
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
fortune-telling; divination
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
prayer (for something); supplication
to have meaning; to be meaningful
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
while; even though; despite
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
one's fate (fortune) as concerns love
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
rebellious phase; rebellious age