to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
time; season; period; phase; stage
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
death from cold; freezing to death
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
wintertime; winter season
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
custom; practice; convention; precedent
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
open; spacious; extensive
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to come to an end; to rest
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
and; thereupon; because of that