right in the midst of; right at the height of
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
village headman; village mayor
to approach; to draw near
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
agricultural community; farm village; rural
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
what kind of business; what sort of matter
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
end of life; death; annihilation
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
street; quarter; district; area
place of residence; dwelling place
plural; multiple; several
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care