value; worth; virtue; blessing
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to help each other; to cooperate
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
vacant house; unoccupied house
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
village headman; village mayor
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
religious mission; religious proclamation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
optimism; taking an optimistic view
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
being dotted with; being scattered
each house; every house; many houses
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
this is why; this means; it is the case that
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
thousands; several thousand
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled