circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
river; stream; River; the ... river
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
family; members of a family
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to spread; to be propagated
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
form; shape; figure; visage
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
although I say; although one might say; although called
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute