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)
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
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
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
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
bûche de Noël; Yule log (cake)
to fold up; to fold into layers
to continue to rain or snow
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)