surroundings; environs; circumference
people; men and women; each person; everybody
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
even though; despite; when
successful bid; winning a tender
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
duty; obligation; responsibility
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
corporate drone; corporate slave
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
thank you (for the meal just served); (lit.) I receive (this meal)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
exaltation; emotional uplift
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
action of making something; -ification
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen