to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
although I say; although one might say; although called
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
agricultural community; farm village; rural
abundant harvest; bumper crop
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to grimace; to make a wry face
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be overcome with emotion
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand