middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
armed forces; military; troops
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
apparent temperature; "feels like" temperature
first day of the month; the first of the month
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
boa (snake); boa (scarf); (tidal) bore
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
one's person; around one's person
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English