coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
covered wagon; prairie schooner
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
plural; multiple; several
feeling; sense; impression
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
recreation; diversion; relaxation
this and that; various things
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
front; frontage; facade; main
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to rock; to shake; to swing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over