rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tone (of voice); manner of talking
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
how; in what way; how about
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to apologize; to apologise
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
don't you think?; indicates question
to push aside; to push one's way through
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
every month; each month; monthly
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)