hibernation; staying indoors during winter
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
counter for books; volume
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
sudden price jump; steep price rise
for the first time in one's life
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
in order; sequential; seriatim
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
fault; responsibility; culpability
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object