ice house; ice room; cold room
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
one's way back; one's way home
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
hidden treasure; treasured article
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
assertion; declaration; affirmation
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
to come to one's senses; to calm down
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
composite; combined; complex
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
scale; scope; plan; structure
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
ago; since; before; previous
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain