to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
quality (of a product or a service)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
diligent; hard-working; industrious
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
day and night; around the clock
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
persevering; very patient
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons