to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
curtain; hanging; bunting
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
around the world; throughout the world
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to take over; to hand over
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
opening time; starting time of work
morning person; early bird; lark
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed