to be exhausted; to be tired out
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
homecoming; return to one's home
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
and so; therefore; for that reason
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
follower; attendant; valet; servant
flour dealer; miller; mill
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
flood of customers; roaring business
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
half and half; fifty-fifty
ill-bred; poorly brought up
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
lacking cargo; in ballast
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
main; principal; chief; primary; major
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to hang (something) on the wall
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)