enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
married woman; another's wife
to be worried; to be troubled
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
finally; in the end; on top of all that
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
section manager; section chief
never mind!; don't worry about it
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
cooperation; collaboration
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
document; official papers