motive power; driving force
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
place; situation; position; location
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
inkpot; ink bottle; inking; going over in ink
manner of using one's hands
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
household economy; family finances
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
economic condition; economic circumstances; financial situation
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
free time; time at leisure
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
using all of one's strength (to); giving (it) everything one has got; going full-out; throwing a ball as hard as one can
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
beating to death; striking dead