yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
wrong; different; not like that
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
edge of town; outskirts of a village
vacant house; unoccupied house
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
skill; dexterity; master hand
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
cooperation; collaboration
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
village headman; village mayor
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bedridden; confined to bed
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to rebuild; to reconstruct
emotional scars; mental trauma
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)