glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
wind and snow; snowstorm; blizzard; hardships
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to behave well (of a child)
arrangement of stones in a garden
change; alteration; modification
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
housing district; residential district
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
residence; housing; residential building
man of the hour; woman of the hour
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
pre-existing; already there; conventional
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to this extent; to this degree; this much
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on