plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
meeting; greeting; welcome
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
forced laugh; forced smile
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
seeing off and meeting on return
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
everything; anything; nothing
one's principal residence; main home
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to graduate from a university
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
palatial residence; stately mansion
trauma (usu. psychological)
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
one's family; family member
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately