to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
woman; female; feminine gender
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
manly; masculine; like a man
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
homecoming; returning home
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fixed date; appointed day
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
directly; in person; firsthand
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hills and fields; countryside
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
unsociable; retiring; solitude-loving