middle of the night; dead of night
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
doing whatever one pleases
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
without cause; without reason
simply; merely; only; solely
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
fertile; rich; productive
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
same kind (race); homogeneousness
another thing; other things; another man's property
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
cardiac massage; heart massage
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
but; however; provided that
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)