rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
such; this sort of; like this
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to steal a kiss; to snatch a kiss
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
sunlight; rays of the Sun
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
small truck; pickup truck; pickup; van
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
middle of the night; dead of night
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
just past noon; afternoon
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention