in the mountains; among the mountains
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
tenement house; row house
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
smoothly; easily; readily
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
serious; severe; grave; acute
elopement; running away with a lover
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
edge of town; outskirts of a village
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
on bad terms; at loggerheads
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
run-down house; dilapidated house; shabby old house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
to say no more; to sink into silence
otherwise; or else; if not
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
lip; lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
depression; low spirits; dejection
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention