wheat field; barley field; cornfield
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
public hall; community center; community centre
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
defense; defence; protection
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
meeting place; assembly hall
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to underrate; to make light of
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
muddy water; red-light district
picking out; taking out; (surgical) removal; exposure
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
worst; worst-case (scenario)
eternal; unlimited; endless
to buy more (of something)
workshop; studio; atelier
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage