rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
complete change; about-face
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
extensions on the top and bottom of a door that fit into cavities in the frame (as part of a pivot hinge)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to entrust; to leave to a person
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to throw open; to leave open
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness