and (also); both ... and; as well as
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; opposition
many; much; plenty; hardly
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
plural; multiple; plural (number)
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
wind damage; storm damage
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
is something that; is that which
street; quarter; district; area
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly