all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
branch; branch office; subdivision
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
speech; expression; wording; language
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
simply; merely; only; solely
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
from now; from this moment; henceforth
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
feeling; sense; impression
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
how long; how far; how much
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
joint struggle; common (united) front
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to be worried; to be troubled
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts