the manners and customs of the country, on the train, railway carriage, the passenger, talk about the weather, at night, pull out a book, throughout the journey, not uttering a word, to speak with a strong accent, strike up a conversation with a stranger; changing rapidly; bed; shine bright, safe topic of conversation; discuss personal matters; glorious morning, perfect weather, heavy snow, heavy frost, cold winter, gloomy day, gray, overcast sky, going under the umbrella; dense fog; ignite lights; move slowly; wet slippery road; terrible weather; play a big role in one's life, daily newspaper, to publish forecast