earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
myself; yourself; I; me; you
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to wait for an opportunity
property; fortune; means; assets
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
transactions; dealings; business
nothing but; except; no more than
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
property; fortune; assets
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably