obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
far away in the distance; in the far distance
place; situation; position; location
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
property; fortune; assets
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
(your) daughter; young woman
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
good young man; agreeable youth
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
gardening; puttering around in the garden
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
common people; ordinary people; masses
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?