having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
before the gate; in front of the gate
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to be to the point; to be pertinent
no matter how much time passes
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
(something) mixed with snow
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
hail; sleet; chilly rain; freezing rain
to cease; to stop; to be over
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
reaching; attaining; arrival
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
declaration of war; proclamation of war
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
house to house; door to door
military superiority; military supremacy
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go