outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
principal occupation; core business
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
everything one does; whatever one does
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to get angry; to lose one's temper
pride; boast; credit (to)
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
vicious circle; vicious cycle
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
class disruption (e.g. due to discipline problems); classroom chaos
trust; confidence; credence
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)