rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
troubled face; worried expression
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
meanwhile; in the meantime
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
village headman; village mayor
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided