energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
mountain road; mountain trail
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
about when; about what time; how soon
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
encouragement award; honorable mention (award); honourable mention
seniority by length of service
your husband; her husband
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
those present; attendance
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden