fuel consumption; gas mileage
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
endless; boundless; everlasting
one's (living) environment
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
to cultivate a better understanding
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
nuisance to other people; inconvenience to others
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
business trip; official trip
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
around the clock; day and night
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
item; commodity; list of articles
have to do; must; should; ought to
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
good-quality; superior in quality
token (effort); something done for form's sake
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
(electric) torch; flashlight
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit