training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
so; therefore; and; (and) then
school building; schoolhouse
madder red; dark red; crimson
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
with a friendly grin; smilingly
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to be excited; to be elated
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to yell; to rant; to rave
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
abusive language; violent language; wild words
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
rather than; more ... than ...
irrespective of the person concerned; indiscriminately; anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
isolation; being alone; being friendless
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?