vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to fix (e.g. to a wall); to secure; to install; to plant
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
black lustre; black luster
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
image; figure; figure; form; image
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
way of talking; speaking style
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
failure; mistake; blunder
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
though one didn't intend (expect) to
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
while moving; on the move