heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
cold district; northern district
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
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.)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
fourth day of the month; four days
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
outside (the room, building); outdoors
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
tendency; trend; inclination
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
beforehand; in advance; previously
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
horizon (related to land)
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
very likely; very probable
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...