to take away; to carry away
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
being open but having virtually no business
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
meeting to show respect for the aged
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
row of houses; each house; every house; every door
government and municipal offices; public agencies
placing ropes or wires around trees to protect them from the snow; ropes stretched from the top of a tree to the lower branches to prevent their breaking under heavy snow
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
platoon commander; section commander
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
employment; starting work
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
main theater of war; principal battlefield
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby