on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
information board; building directory
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
plural; multiple; several
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
close to the wall; alongside the wall
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
please (give me); please (do for me)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
set meal; special (of the day)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
chair; stool; post; office; position
stability; security; equilibrium
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
proposal; proposition; suggestion