spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
going home from work; on the way home from work
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
all; entire; whole; altogether
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
second day of the month; two days
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object