to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
large build; large pattern
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
hostility; animosity; enmity
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
northeastern part; the northeast
regional cuisine; local cuisine
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
country; territory; domain; realm
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
agricultural community; farm village; rural
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
proper; appropriate; due; suitable