easy; simple; there's no way that ...
blow; hit (on the body); beating
2nd day of the month; two days
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to help each other; to cooperate
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to be infected; to be contagious
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
bungalow; one-story house
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to be able to manage somehow or other
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
edge of town; outskirts of a village
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
potato field; yam field; sweet-potato field
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); country bumpkin; yokel
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to give a broad grin; to smirk