extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
environment; circumstance
standing tall; towering; soaring
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
rosary; string of prayer beads
two (long cylindrical things)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot
(arch.) charmed and cursed; something that bewilders; something that leads one astray; the work of demons
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
adverse circumstances; adversity
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to spit out; to eject; to dump
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to boost; to force up; to push up
terrain; geographical features; topography
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
a considerable number; a fair number
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.