person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to split; to be split; to splinter
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
home area; home town; local
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
branch office; branch store
degree of familiarity; popularity
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to telephone; to make a phone call
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
person in a scam whose role is to collect money from the victim
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
conviction; belief; confidence
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
to be found; to be discovered
I see; that's right; indeed
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
very likely; very probable
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service