rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
thorough; exhaustive; complete
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
this is why; this means; it is the case that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
such; like that; that sort of; very
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
older brother; elder brother
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another