country living; life in the country; country life
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
evening; early night hours
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
trembling from fear; trembling all over
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
fort; stronghold; fortification
to become fully formed; to take proper shape
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
consent; assent; approval; permission
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
topographic map; elevation map
to keep in mind; to memorize
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)