open; spacious; extensive
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to commit a crime; to do evil
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
business discussion; negotiation
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
becoming active; increase in activity
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
irrespective (e.g. of age); without discrimination; without distinction
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
massing (of troops); gathering
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
southern part; the south (of a region)
street stall; stand; booth
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wages; pay; rental payment
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to push aside; to push one's way through
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
grandfather; male senior-citizen
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
landowner; landlord; landlady
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to put someone to work; to make someone work
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)