direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
way one walks; one's walk
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to rush over; to run up to
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
otherwise; or else; if not
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
introspection; reflection on one's self
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
petty bourgeois; lower middle class