to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
amount of precipitation; precipitation
dozens; scores of; decades
day of month; counter for days
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
coagulation; freezing; solidification
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
... and eastward; in and to the east of ...
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to pierce through; to break through
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
unless one ...; if one does not ...
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for