defense; defence; safeguard; protection
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
originally; by nature; from the start
village headman; village mayor
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
suspension bridge; rope bridge
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
dozens; scores of; decades
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
for some (unspecified) reason
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
welcome!; nice to see you!
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
control; management (e.g. of a business)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to join together; to combine; to join up
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
retainer; attendant; escort
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise