nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
summertime; summer season
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to say; to be called; to do
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
woman; female; feminine gender
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to be at a loss for words
contract; compact; agreement
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
decision; determination; resolution
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss