strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
same trade; same business; same profession
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to push aside; to push one's way through
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
being dotted with; being scattered
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
underground; subterranean
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
nod; inclination of the head
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
dwelling; house; residence; address
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again