to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
feel (of a material); texture
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
nothing but; except; no more than
distrust; unjust suspicion
sentiment; sentimentality
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
custom; custom-made; customization; customs (government agency); customs duty
to become settled; to be fixed
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with