everyday life; daily life
palatial residence; stately mansion
impossible; unlikely; improbable
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
preservation; retainment; keeping
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
population ageing (aging)
noninclusion in a team; not being chosen to play
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
small number; few; minority
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
119; ambulance and fire brigade emergency telephone number
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to drug (someone, food, drink)