the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
town; city; municipal; urban
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
residence; housing; residential building
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
great difference; big difference; wide margin
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
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
wind blowing snow down a mountain; removing snow from the roof of a house
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
powerless; helpless; incompetent
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
environment; circumstance
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
to cease; to stop; to be over