east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
nth district of a town; nth city block
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
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distinctive; characteristic
World Trade Center; WTC; twin towers
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
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very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
13th day of the month; 13 days
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
crispy; crunchy; tearing; ripping; spirited; energetic
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
apartment building; housing complex
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
bamboo screen; rattan blind
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...