to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to become settled; to be fixed
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
sentiment; sentimentality
distrust; unjust suspicion
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
feel (of a material); texture
to go up in smoke; to burn down; to be cremated; to vanish into thin air
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
to read the situation; to sense the mood
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
opposite; reverse; contrary
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
business trip; official trip
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
interim government; provisional government; caretaker government
(political) administration; political power