to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
government office; public office
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to encamp; to take up positions
outsider; someone outside of a group
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
complete change; about-face
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
to keep (a person) waiting
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
underground; subterranean
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
one must constantly be on one's guard with ...; one cannot be too careful of ...
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
traditional; conventional
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
devotion; attachment; infatuation
to harm; to cause harm to