GOODBYE
The British version of "aloha" is this, sounding like a single piece of a breakfast cereal; it means farewell but also hello
cheerio
We get this word for a giver of divine revelations from the Latin for "to speak"
oracle
Coinciding with a celebration on the 17th, it's Irish-American Heritage Month
March
It somehow only took 410 days to complete this landmark, which opened on May 1, 1931; that's about 4 days per floor
the Empire State Building
In July 1974 the House Judiciary Committee approved 3 articles of this against President Nixon
Impeachment
Goodbye doesn't have to be forever! Sign someone's yearbook with KIT, short for this
keep in touch
Characters in "H.M.S. Pinafore" & "The Princess Bride" both share a name with this flower of the Ranunculaceae family
buttercup
September is the time to celebrate these canines who assist their humans in getting around
guide dogs
This pair of organs with its own cortex & medulla filters 50 gallons of blood a day
the kidneys
Chieftains on this isle gathered for an Althing in 930 A.D.
Iceland
From "The Sound of Music", "So Long, Farewell" uses this German goodbye
auf Wiedersehen
Running for president in 1920, Warren G. Harding offered a war-weary & disillusioned populace "a return to" this
normalcy
It's not only National Tie Month but Safe Toys & Gifts Month as well
December
Pacific these fish like coho use all their energy to get back to their home stream to reproduce, then die; Atlantic ones do live on
salmon
In 1832 this empire granted independence to Greece
the Ottoman Empire
This Canadian diva who said hello again to stage performance in 2026 has songs like "Goodbye's (The Saddest Word)" & "I Love You Goodbye"
Céline Dion
This term for a descriptive nickname like "Lady with the Lamp" for Florence Nightingale may come from the French for "tap under the chin"
a sobriquet
June is Awareness Month for this clouding of the eye lens, the leading cause of vision loss
cataracts
Getting the ultimate contracting job from a boss you never want to disappoint, Noah gets the ark numbers--300x50x30 in these units
cubit
The Normans created a stronghold in England after an October 14 battle in this year
1066
This 11-letter Italian word is a not-so-short g'bye
arrivederci
Both gumbo & jambalaya traditionally call for this pork sausage with a French name
andouille
May is AANHPI Heritage Month, celebrating the history, cultures & contributions of Asian Americans & these 2 groups
Native Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders
Attorneys at big law firms have traditionally felt the pressure of amassing 1,800 or more of these hours per year
billable hours
100 days of games came after this edifice was dedicated in the year 80 by Emperor Titus
the Colosseum