detour; diversion; alternative route
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
repentance; confession; penitence
acting as a foster parent; caring for another's child; foster parent
physical work; manual labour (labor)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
vacant house; unoccupied house
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
solution; solution strategy
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
food; food products; foodstuffs
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
stop (on a train's route)
attraction; lure; invitation