happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
elder sister; older female friend
living together (with one more person)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
even if not; even without
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to pass (of time); to elapse
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
the way back; the way home; return trip
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to carry over; to carry forward; to keep (for later); to defer
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
flying; false start; doing something before the arranged time; breaking a street date
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods