nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
trivial; not amounting to much
high-rise apartment building; high-rise condominium; tower block
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
on the occasion of; at the time of
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
minimum; at the very least
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs