suffering (from a calamity); affliction
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accept; to receive; to agree
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
please; somehow or other; one way or another
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
surroundings; environs; circumference
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
criticism; critique; review; commentary
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
invitation; introduction; temptation
death; the next world; to pass away; to die