to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
you could say that; that might be so
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
fresh troops; fresh players; newcomer; new employee; new method; new way
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
watering hole; watering place
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
working away from home (esp. abroad); person working away from home; migrant worker
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
rice cultivation; rice crop
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (suit)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
local industry; traditional local industry
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour