countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
starvation; famine; hunger
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
epidemic; plague; pestilence
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
prevention; precaution; protection against
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to save; to leave over; to spare
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
order of chivalry; chivalric order
distress; wretched condition
price; cost; value; worth; value
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to say no more; to sink into silence
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
verbal message; word (from someone)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate