publisher; publishing house; publishing company
formal marriage interview
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
long (time that has passed); old (story)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
being about to cry; the verge of tears
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
particularly; only; in the case of
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
you can never be too careful
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
refugee; exile; displaced persons
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
interior design; interior; upholstery
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
restoration; repair; mending
with all one's strength; with all one's might
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to get one's head around; to think about
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)