main cause; primary factor
village; hamlet; countryside; country
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
feeling; sense; impression
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
person with a bounty on their head
temporary; transitory; short-lived
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
mole; whistle-blower; informant; adulterer; adulteress
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to go past; to pass; to pass by
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
one bow; one salute; one greeting