to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
just a handful; only a small number (of)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
since one was born; (in) all one's life
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to be reminded of; to call to mind
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
traitor (to one's country); quisling
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to breathe while sleeping
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
(period of) a year; during an era
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
motherland; fatherland; native country
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)