going up and down; ascent and descent
pre-owned (real estate) property; used property; existing home
old house; deserted house
kitchen island; kitchen with a kitchen island
to work straight through without stopping
garbage collection; waste collection; rubbish collection
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
combined living-room and dining-room
being in a hazy state; being only half conscious; feeling dopey
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
store; shop; stoa (classical Greek colonnade or portico); store; Stoic
burnable garbage; burnable waste
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
thank you for your continued patronage
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs