to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
while; even though; despite
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
to rock; to shake; to swing
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(death from) starvation; starving to death
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
large amount of money; great cost
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
reality; actuality; hard fact
in that way; thus; so; so?
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
it is not (like that) either
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
registration; accession; register; entry; record
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to lose one's way; to get lost
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker