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detour; circumvention; turning movement

2

lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)

2

(vehicle) wheel

1

apparently; appears to be

3

middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

3

to look old; to get old

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

3

the way one works; one's working manner

1

geography

1

detour; roundabout way

9

wheel flying off its axle

1

axle

3

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

3

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

2

to cut down; to chop down; to fell

1

makeshift

1

waste; extravagance

2

endurance; persistence

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

2

a few hours

1

before sunset

1

to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

4

amateurish

1

coarse; rough; crude

4

quality (of a product or a service)

3

absence; disregard; indifference

2

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account

2

temporary employment or employee

1

home area; home town; local

11

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

2

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

3

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

3

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

2

daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer

2

specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise

1

extensive; wide; broad

1

society; public; community; social studies

2

fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation

1

to refuse; to decline; to deny

2

handful; small amount; small number

1

noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright

1

scarce; rare

2

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal

2

idealistic thought (argument)

1

to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

1

second-year student; biennial

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2