public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
military shoes; combat boots
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to hand over; to surrender
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to resound; to make a stir
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
genuine article; real thing; real deal
black-market channels; illegal channels
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
household; home; family; housekeeping
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to sink (into); to get depressed
along; parallel to; in accordance with
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
parts; accessories; components
each house; every house; many houses