several years; a few years
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
national border; provincial border
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
lineage; pedigree; family line
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
opposite; reverse; contrary
(within a) territory; domains
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
powder snow; powdery snow
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer