to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
covered with; stained; smeared
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
detour; circumvention; turning movement
private car; personal car
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
railroad; railway; rail transport
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing