person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be expensive; to be costly
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
different opinion; objection
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
succeeding; following; trailing; next
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
exit; way out; outlet; vent
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
along; parallel to; in accordance with
have to do; must; should; ought to
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)