silence (not speaking); muteness
street; quarter; district; area
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
nature of one's business; business instinct
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
real experience; actual observations
antiquity; the previous era
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
billboard; advertising sign
one's share; one's portion
(written) contract; agreement
sales; selling; marketing
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
investment; contribution; financing
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
income; receipts; revenue
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
amount of money; sum of money
every year; yearly; annually
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
personal use; private use; private business; personal business