to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
bad habit; bad custom; evil practice; vice
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
planning; project; plan; design
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
correction; rectification; mending; repair
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
failure; mistake; blunder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
rest; break; recess; intermission
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
I see; that's right; indeed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
depending on; dependent on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart