opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
rationing; rationing system
at once; immediately; right now
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
starvation; famine; hunger
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
matter causing distress; something causing worry
source of river; fountainhead
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to look down on; to make light of
onset of an illness; falling ill
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
guardian; protector; patron; parent
number of persons; personnel
distant look; faraway look
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with