secret; private; surreptitious
to be thrilled; to be excited
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
smuggling; contraband trade
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
near; nearby; not far off
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
action film; action movie; action drama; riotous scene; fight scene
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
supporting role (actor); minor role
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
each house; every house; many houses
on the way home from work
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to sell off; to sell completely
to head home; to leave for home
to come and go; to go back and forth
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to set (sun); to become dark
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
here and there; in places
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
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
passing through without stopping; passing by
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to some extent; to a certain extent
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
therefore; for that reason; such being the case