rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
if it is the case that ...
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
weird; disgusting; sickening
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to have an idea; to have a clue
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
acting ability; talent as a performer
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
derailment; digression; deviation
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal