tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
heating; application of heat
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
personal; individual; private
don't feel like doing; can't bring oneself to do; can't face
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to be stripped of all one's clothes; to lose everything one has
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
poor physical health; bad shape
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to rise; to erect; to get up
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
journey; route of a journey
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range