bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
around the world; throughout the world
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
street; quarter; district; area
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
yearned for; longed for; missed
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
preference; priority; precedence
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
two parts; two copies; the second part
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to state; to express; to mention
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating