inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
age thirty; one's thirties
marriageable age; chance of marriage
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because one is too old)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
condition; situation; prospects
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
fibrous; filamentous; fibrillary; fibriform
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to take; to catch; to capture
senior; elder; person older than oneself
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)