warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
to have a talk; to tell a story
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
leadership; initiative; spearhead
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
return of something; repayment
system; institution; organization; organisation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to move (house); to change residence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
how long; how much; to what extent
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
family; members of a family
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
wintertime; winter season
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate