maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
departure from the capital
venerable; prestigious; with a long history
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
haramaki; bellyband; stomach band; torso armour that opens at the back; haramaki
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
apple cider (non-alcoholic); sweet cider; soft cider
screw type; screw-on; threaded
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
colored pencil; coloured pencil
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to cook (food); to manage well; to handle well
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
stollen; German fruit cake
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
(single-industry) industrial union