enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicate reason; infers some protest
feeling; sense; impression
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
chief; main; principal; major
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to detain; to check; to restrain
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to be called; to do
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
grandfather; male senior-citizen
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sympathy; compassion; pity
three; three years of age
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days