calm; composed; leisurely
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
transport; transportation
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
of great promise; with a promising future
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
management; administration; operation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
contrary to one's expectations
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
dependent on luck; matter of luck
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to maintain; to continue to have
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
falsely similar; counterfeit
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
crops; agricultural produce
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
military strength; military personnel
weight; heavyweight boxer
physical strength; muscle strength
standing tree; standing timber