to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to drag around; to pull about; to lead around (by the nose)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
rest; break; recess; intermission
established policy; existing procedures
(national) capital (city); metropolis
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to await; to wait for; to expect
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
main street; avenue; boulevard
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage