plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
cultural standard (of the people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look around; to survey
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
chair; stool; post; office; position
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
to ask; to enquire; to query
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
chief; main; principal; important
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position