background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to surround; to crowd around
covered in mud; mud-caked
to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be photographed; to be projected
blank space; margin; blank canvas
fourth day of the month; four days
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
manners; courtesy; etiquette
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
just because; even if; even though
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
correction; revision; amendment
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
embedding; implantation; embedding
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
a person without a single relative