put in a good word for somebody(intercede for somebody)

tear somebody limb from limb(cut somebody to pieces)

end of the old year and beginning of the new year

make thoughtless comments

powerful(the mountain swayed and the earth trembled)

a grand occasion such as has never before been seen

with eyes still heavy from sleep

look upon somebody as one's best friend(treat somebody as a bosom friend)

paradox

do somebody a favour without expecting his return

live high on the hog

tack with the wind

overlook somebody's shortcoming and make much of his merits

generations(from age to age)

the cold months of the year(in the dead of winter)

lion in the way

both charm and art are in their limit(be peerless in physical charm and skill)

three-headed and six-armed(with exhaustless resources)

a moment when one’s fate hangs in the balance(the supreme hour)

exhaust