guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
festival merrymaking; revelry
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
don't you think?; indicates question
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to bring; to take; to bring about
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
fertile; rich; productive
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to live; to reside; to inhabit
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to say no more; to sink into silence
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
connection; link; relationship
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color