light brown; golden brown; tan
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
back country; remote countryside
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to give a broad grin; to smirk
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
the more one looks (at it) the more...
duty; function; office; mission; task
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
rowing; paddling (by hand)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
future (usually near); prospects
to press against each other; to huddle together
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
troubled face; worried expression
imposing stance; daunting pose
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole