stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to subsist; to keep on living
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
meaning; significance; sense
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in accordance with; according to
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
village; hamlet; settlement
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
maid; helper; help; assistance
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
of course; certainly; naturally
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to be free; to be available
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become empty; to be emptied