soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
Johnston; Johnstone; Jonstone
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
ability to get things done
transactions; dealings; business
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
the five fingers; leading five; top five
open; spacious; extensive
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to lend an ear to; to listen to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
decision; determination; resolution
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
(religious) faith; belief; creed
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
something like ...; something called ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...