simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
letter; missive; note; mail
document; official papers
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
than; other than; except; but
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to wring the neck; to strangle
character building; formation of character; personality development
serious; severe; grave; acute
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
strangulation; strangling
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat