solitude; loneliness; isolation
increase in speed, acceleration
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
presence; sitting with; being with
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
another thing; other things; another man's property
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
centre of attention; center of attention
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
wicked ones; bad guys; rascals
district; section; sector
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
religious organization; religious organisation
recreation; diversion; relaxation
local specialty; special product (of a region)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band