to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
dwelling; house; residence; address
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
the lower classes; the common people
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sales message; sales copy
to be needed; to be wanted
contest; comparison; competition
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
general idea; concept; notion
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
one's own work; making by oneself
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to taste and compare several dishes (or foods) of the same type
thank you for your continued patronage
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
good at business; having a good head for business; good businessman; shrewd salesman
one by one; one each; one at a time