upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
society; the world; the times
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to run about; to rush about
to have an eye on; to zero in on
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to stiffen; to become stiff
in the meantime; meanwhile
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
as far as the eye can see
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
empty lot; vacant plot of land
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand