program (e.g. TV); programme
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
in this way; thus; such; uh...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
menial; meanness; servility; abject
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
question; inquiry; enquiry
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
meaning; significance; sense
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
don't you think?; indicates question
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally