to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
national border; provincial border
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
large build; large pattern
like a decent person; human
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
vacant house; unoccupied house
to change one's residence
dwelling; house; residence; address
place where one works; construction site; working area
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
timewasting; killing time
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
at that time; in those days
early (days); initial stage; initial
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
established practice; custom
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
deep inside; innermost place