hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
time; season; period; phase; stage
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
persevering; very patient
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
general idea; concept; notion
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
to shut in; to confine; to contain
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
work; business; company; study
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
action of making something; -ification
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
emotional strength; force of will
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
many; much; plenty; hardly
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to apologize; to apologise
to become fraught with emotion
display window; shop window; store window
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
very interesting; of great interest