home area; home town; local
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to do for (the sake of someone else)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
exploration party; expedition team
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
house to house; door to door
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to say no more; to sink into silence
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
making a strange face; strange face
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)