rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to be found; to be discovered
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
power; authority; jurisdiction
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to live; to make a living; to get on with
empirical; from experience
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
new building; new construction
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to relax; to feel at home
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to happen to hear; to overhear
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
senior; elder; person older than oneself
preface; introduction; preamble
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
sixth day of the month; six days
to add (to); to add on; to append
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
holding two or more positions concurrently