locals; local inhabitants
home area; home town; local
(some) more; even more; longer; further
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
why; how; for what reason
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
meaning; significance; sense
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to live; to reside; to inhabit
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
one person; another name; nickname; alias
maintenance; preservation; improvement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
price increase; rise in price
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
serious; severe; grave; acute
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance