nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail)
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
along the road; along the way
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
agricultural community; farm village; rural
show; exhibition; spectacle
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
few decades; many decades; several decades
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
ritual; religious service; festival
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to palm off; to force a sale
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)