negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
rural district; farming area
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
person with a sharp tongue
diligent; hard-working; industrious
diligent student; studious person
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
line; queue; procession; matrix
southern part; the south (of a region)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
business ability; business acumen
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
deceased father; late father
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
occasional; infrequent; rare
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
ten; 10; ten years of age
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
homecoming; returning home
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least