headquarters; head office; main office
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
forced laugh; forced smile
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
instead; but (on the other hand)
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh