midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
moderate; proper; just right
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
region; limits; stage; level
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
in spite of; regardless of
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
charming; fascinating; attractive
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)