choices; alternatives; options
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be found; to be discovered
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
elevator landing; elevator hall
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mail; postal matter; postal item
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
postcard; memo; note; card
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
door; gate; opening; title page
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape