disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
outing; excursion; pleasure trip; going on a picnic
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
fertile; rich; productive
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk