resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
tedious; boring; being fed up with
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
field overseer; site foreman
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to say; to be called; to do
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
at a moment's notice; readily
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
like this; this sort; this way
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations