paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
handbrake; parking brake; emergency brake
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
back seat (of a car); rear seat
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
first meeting; first interview with
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
color scheme; colour scheme
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
a short while ago; already
to pluck; to pick; to tear
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to make a lasting impression
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
while; even though; despite