rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
victim; injured party; sufferer
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
university hospital; teaching hospital
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
finding employment; getting a job
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden