stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
disposal; scrapping; replacement; putting on the shelf; shelving
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
before the gate; in front of the gate
station; office; guardroom
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
gazing at (in wonderment)
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
correction; revision; amendment
degree of familiarity; popularity
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
long (time that has passed); old (story)
chief; main; principal; important
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business