to fail to hear something;  to miss;  to act as if one didn't hear something;  to let a remark slide
 liked;  well-liked;  in love (with);  loved;  faddism;  eccentricity
 to desire;  to wish for;  to expect;  to see;  to command (a view of)
 to come to like;  to become fond of;  to fall in love
 town;  block;  downtown;  main street;  street;  road
 people;  men and women;  each person;  everybody
 foolish;  idiotic;  stupid;  ridiculous;  absurd
 happiness;  good fortune;  luck;  blessing
 that is so;  that is right;  it looks to me;  people say that;  it is said that;  I hear that
 judging from;  on the basis of;  from the point of view of
 to;  for;  from the standpoint of;  as far as ... is concerned
 natural;  reasonable;  obvious;  usual;  common;  ordinary
 matter causing distress;  something causing worry
 sense of values;  values;  value system
 difference;  distinction;  discrepancy;  mistake;  error
 by means of;  due to;  because of;  according to
 to produce;  to yield;  to cause;  to result from;  to arise;  to be generated
 friction;  rubbing;  chafing;  discord;  friction;  strife
 to bear;  to stand;  to support;  to withstand;  to be fit for;  to be equal to
 to distance oneself (from);  to keep (something or someone) at a distance;  to maintain a distance (from)
 to make time;  to carve out some time (to do something)
 lonely;  lonesome;  solitary;  desolate
 person;  someone;  human beings;  mankind;  human (Homo sapiens);  (other) people;  others
 miserable;  wretched;  unhappy;  sad;  pitiable
 feeling;  sensation;  preparedness;  readiness;  thought;  sentiment
 and;  and then;  thus;  and now;  and finally
 gradually (progress into a state);  in sequence;  in order;  in turn
 comfort;  ease;  easy;  simple;  (economically) comfortable;  raku pottery
 as one wishes;  the way one wants;  to one's satisfaction
 place for relaxation and refreshment
 even though;  despite;  when
 fellow;  guy;  thing;  object;  he;  she
 be considered;  be deemed;  be thought to be
 actually;  really;  truly;  in practice;  practically
 it is assuredly that ...;  can say with confidence that ...;  did not ...
 there's no (other) way;  cannot be helped;  unavoidable;  it's no use (doing);  pointless;  hopeless (person)
 congestion;  crush;  crowding;  confusion;  disorder
 no change;  no difference;  no unusual events;  no accidents;  no incidents
 daytime;  during the day;  time from sunrise until sunset;  diurnal period
 continuously in some state (for a long time, distance);  throughout;  much (better, etc.);  by far;  far away;  long ago
 (in the) neighbourhood;  neighborhood;  around;  about;  for instance;  say
 dark;  gloomy;  depressed;  dispirited;  dark (in colour);  dull;  ill-boding
 to line up;  to stand in a line;  to rival;  to match;  to equal