interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to have a talk; to tell a story
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
silence; stillness; quietness
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
... years old; age (of) ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
temporary retirement; leave of absence; suspension from office
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
interview; oral examination
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
feeling of calmness and relaxation
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
how; in what way; how about
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
matrilineal family; family dominated by women; matriarchal family
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household