damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
crops; agricultural produce
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
else; in addition; besides
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
be (that) as it may; having said that
wintertime; winter season
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
diligent; absorbed (in something)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
several years; a few years
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
while; even though; despite
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)