reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
and (also); both ... and; as well as
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to kidnap; to abduct; to force to go to (e.g. an event)
polite; courteous; hospitable
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
like that; that way; thus
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
abuse; misuse; perversion
article; news story; report; account
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to relax; to feel at home
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to watch steadily; to stare
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
curious; strange; unusual
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
simple is best; less is more
everything; anything; nothing
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
outside of; not covered by
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance