truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to miss a chance; to fail to do
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
serious; severe; grave; acute
second marriage; remarriage
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
solitude; loneliness; isolation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
(necessary) personnel; required person
short distance; short range; short-haul
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first