meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
each house; every house; many houses
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
arm; skill; efforts; ability
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
leader; authority; mainstay
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit