to become rustic; to be countrified
village office; local administration office in a village
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
police officer; policeman; constable
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
shifting gears; changing gears
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
two (long cylindrical things)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
control; check; restraint; inhibition
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to lose one's way; to get lost