pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
to become rustic; to be countrified
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
horizon (related to bodies of water)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to have a talk; to tell a story
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
together; at the same time; same; identical
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to compare unfavorably (unfavourably, poorly) with; to be not so good as
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
rather; better; instead; if anything
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
so what!; who gives a damn?
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch