look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
winter; wintertime; winter term
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
around the world; throughout the world
shipping; shipment; forwarding
finished product; finished goods; completed article
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
due form; official; formality
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
item; article; dish; course; finest item
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
self-consciousness; self-awareness
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to care for someone; to look after someone
understood; I see; OK; present; here
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
being somewhat excited (agitated)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
pronunciation; production of sound
bilingual; in two languages