characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
nice; likeable; desirable
educational institution; school; academy; campus
and then; and so; and; so then
house where the family is out
almost every day; almost daily
old friend; familiar face
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
one's family; family member
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
departure; leaving; starting; standing
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
in that manner; like that
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
the reverse; other side; lining
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
to be intimate with; to befriend
to begin to know; to know for the first time
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
manuscript; version; draft
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with