rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
testimony; (verbal) evidence
related to; in relation to
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
excessive or unjustifiable self-defense (defence)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
will; intent; desire; will; testament
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
personal; individual; private
as soon as possible; at the earliest time
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
passage; path; route; one's way
to shade an account; to add something extra
promotion; raising of status
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord