the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to fall ill; to be taken ill
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
curl; curly hair; ringlet
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
long ago; once upon a time
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
courting; wooing; making advances
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand