neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
human relations; personal relationships
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to lead a life; to live a life
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
(in-person) meetup (of members of an online community); IRL meetup; offline get-together; offline gathering
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
attendance; presence; appearance
close call; narrow margin; the eleventh hour
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
weak point; unskillfulness
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in a day; in a brief space of time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
what's on hand; whatever is available
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
sale; sales; selling; marketing
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
investigation; research; looking something up
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
soon; shortly; before long
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
blank period; window period; interregnum
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer