empty lot; vacant plot of land
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to watch intently; to stare
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
on the way home from work
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
in the end; on top of that
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
wooden house; woodframe house
prize for perfect attendance
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
attractive face and figure
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle