rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to encamp; to take up positions
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
audience; attendance; hearers
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
height of; middle of; full bloom
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to stare back at; to look back at
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
a pair (of shoes or socks)
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to look away; to avert one's eyes
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
without cause; without reason
last night; yesterday evening