jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
colon; eau de Cologne; colonist
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
film studies; cinema studies
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to muster up one's courage
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop