to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
after a long time; for the first time in a while
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me