natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
in search of; in order to look for
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to apologize; to apologise
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
in that manner; like that
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still