attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
... years old; age (of) ...
death from disease; death from illness
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to be handed down from generation to generation
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
world; society; people; the public
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
how; in what way; by what means
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
in case of; at that time; at this time
that is to say; so that means
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
time; season; period; phase; stage
homecoming; return to one's home
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)