now; the present time; just now; another; more
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
preparations for returning (home)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me