rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
to stand up straight; to stand on end (e.g. of hair); to have the creeps
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
gesture; gesticulation; motion
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
village office; local administration office in a village
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
young master; young gentleman
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
personal; individual; private
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to taste; to savor; to relish
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to threaten; to make threats
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint