home area; home town; local
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
free time; time at leisure
wherein; therein; thereinto
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
indescribable; having no way to express
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
hiding one's embarrassment
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot