if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
interior design; interior; upholstery
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
to recall; to remember; to recollect
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
local specialty; special product (of a region)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
perfect; complete; flawless
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to some extent; to a certain extent
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain