reduced scale; scaling down
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
severe earthquake; violent tremor
11th day of the month; 11 days
to ask for directions; to ask the way
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
meal eaten without doing any work; unearned food; (fig.) living idly
village headman; village mayor
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
living room (Western style); sitting room
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
just you wait and see (as a threat)
to farm; to cultivate a field
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
one more time; once more; once again
to breathe while sleeping
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
(clenched) fist; knuckles
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
grudge; complaint; reproach
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to tan (leather, hide, etc.); to dress
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually