to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
winter vacation; winter holidays
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
physical properties; properties of matter; physicality
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to sweep the slate clean; to start again from the beginning; to do it all over again
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
criticism; commentary; review
to feel a chill run down one's spine
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
cross-country (skiing); cross-country race
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
snow boots; yuki-gutsu; traditional Japanese snow boots made of straw
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
descent (esp. in skiing); sliding down; downhill (skiing race)