levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to face on; to look out on to
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
village headman; village mayor
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
command; order; request; order (for an item)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
notice; attention; observation
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal