iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to subsist; to keep on living
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
everywhere; all over; throughout
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
mood; sentiment; artistic effect
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to take to task; to take it out on
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating