conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to move (house); to change residence
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
not worth considering; out of the question
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
instability; insecurity; crankiness
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
too (much); overly; excessively
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
very rich person; the super rich
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
low (level, value, price, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
decrease; reduction; decline
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
all night long; all through the night
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
professor; teaching; instruction
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
national; founded and run by the central government
higher education; tertiary education
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
official name; formal name