available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
suspicious-looking; fishy
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
secretariat; executive office
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
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government and municipal offices; public agencies
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
suspicious character (person, figure)
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
employment (long term); hire
public institution; public organization; official body
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
to be too numerous; to be too much
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
one grade; first-class; primary
to shave off; to scrape off
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
gender; distinction of sex; sex