to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to fight to the bitter end
considerably; fairly; quite
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
charming; fascinating; attractive
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to face on; to look out on to
(short) rest; breather; break
one's post; place of work; workplace
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to