rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
poor village; desolate village; lonely village; remote village
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
valuable article; valuables
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
inability to discriminate; lack of judgment; being reckless; lack of regard for others
to be infected; to be contagious
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to give a broad grin; to smirk
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
genuine article; real thing; real deal
without trouble; easily; readily
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)