to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
to face on; to look out on to
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
marriage proposal; marriage talks
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to care for someone; to look after someone
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
with a slip; with a slide
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home