each house; every house; many houses
to become rustic; to be countrified
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
beyond that point; after that
to mow; to reap; to harvest
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
here and there; in places
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
(medical) doctor; physician
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
thin rice gruel; rice water
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to try all possible means
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to lower one's fishing line (into water)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
to be intimate with; to befriend
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing