wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
course; route; path; process; means
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
inspection; examination; checking
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
(not) even once; (not) ever
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to stop midway; to interrupt
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
sanity; consciousness; soberness
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to put something on top of another thing; to superimpose
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
example; illustration; precedent
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
each and all; every single one; everybody
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to be at a loss for words
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply