environment; circumstance
overseas assignment; overseas posting
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
sense of relief; feeling of relief
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
letter; missive; note; mail
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
falling over; toppling sideways
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
otherwise; or else; if not
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
opinion; point of view; visual point
approximate age; age range