to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
major cleanup; spring cleaning
suited figure; person in a suit
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
sudden change; complete change
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
push-up (exercise); press-up
although; though; despite the fact that ...
cold wind; chilly breeze; (blast of) cold air
to taste; to try (food or drink)
garbage disposal; refuse disposal; waste treatment
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
book making (binding, publishing)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow; Himalayas
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sublime; noble; high-minded
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to cease; to stop; to be over
to crumble away; to collapse
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
box; box-shape; cube-type
author (usu. of a particular book); writer