tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
questionnaire; survey; poll
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
breaking off relations (with); severing one's connections (with); breaking with (e.g. one's past); insulation (electrical or thermal); isolation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
telephone number; phone number
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
disclosure; exposure; revelation
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
unique; peculiar; singular
(transplant) rejection; strong reaction (against)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed