first day of winter (approx. November 8)
hard to reach place; remote place
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
first day of autumn (approx. August 8); first day of fall
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
to go viral; to make a buzz (on the Internet)
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
landscape photograph; scenic photograph
end of consecutive holidays
village office; local administration office in a village
contributor (of written material)
company management; managing a company
stone mortar; millstone; quern
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern
fork; junction; parting of the ways; turning point
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
everything one does; whatever one does
department (faculty) of literature
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom