study group; study meeting
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
innocence; being not guilty
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
being prepared for a theoretical (ideological) argument; being armed with theoretical backing
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
while; even though; despite
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
homecoming; return to one's home
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
rare; uncommon; not often seen
seventh day of the month; seven days
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)