surname; family name; last name
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's original family name; maiden name
cameo performance; cameo appearance
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
month of birth; birthday month
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
home; household; family; hearth
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
concluding episode of a series; concluding volume (e.g. of novel); concluding part
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
shall ...; to assume; to suppose