risky; dangerous; insecure
trio; gang of three; threesome
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
wintering; passing the winter
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
passing the winter; hibernation
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
pride; dignity; self-respect
there being no use in arguing (about it)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
kitchen; financial situation
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
several weeks; a few weeks
chief; main; principal; major
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
individual; private person; personal; private
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
relatively; comparatively