how many people; a number of people
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
village headman; village mayor
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
something; some kind of; for some reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
looking pale; looking unwell
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
negotiations; discussions; connection
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean