university town; college town
town; city; municipal; urban
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
gratitude; thanks; apology
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
window-shopping; window-gazing
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to put up (a notice); to post
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
volume-sales electronics retailer; electronics retail store
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
correction; rectification; mending; repair
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to explain adequately; to be accountable
counter selling; face-to-face selling; person-to-person selling
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(large) gun; cannon; artillery; long-ball hitter; home-run hitter
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium