seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
New Year's Eve; end of the year
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
without permission; without notice
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
way (of doing); manner; method; means
brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
intelligence or information network
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
change; transition; vicissitudes
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
leader; authority; mainstay
construction; establishment
to set up shop; to open a store
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
settlement; permanent residency
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
(not) so much; (not) that much
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)