deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
deserted village; poor village
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
what's what; heads or tails
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
farming; agriculture; cultivation
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
entreaty; appeal; petition
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
transactions; dealings; business
himself; yourself; herself
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
good-quality; superior in quality