recommendation; endorsement
originally; by nature; from the start
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be forward; to be impertinent
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
labourer; laborer; workman
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
suspension (usu. vehicle)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
seeing one off; farewell; escort
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
political measures; policy
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)