rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
usurer; usury; loansharking
trivial; not amounting to much
to say something better left unsaid; to go too far (by saying something rude)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
manager; administrator; landlord; root (user)
absence; disregard; indifference
without permission; without notice
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
compound; composite; doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.); place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
gliding (through the air)
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke; to rub
metallic sound; metallic clank
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
eternal sleep; eternal rest; passing away; death
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
it's no joke; gimme a break!
joint; link; knot; tie-together point