anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
northern part; the north (of a region)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
focus (of a camera, microscope, etc.); focus (of attention, efforts, etc.); photographing (someone) secretly; focus (in a graphical user interface); forecast (bet)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
station wagon; estate car
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
low-cost car designed for the mass market; economy car; popular car
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
area of holiday homes; area of villas
visit (from someone); call
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
each house; every house; many houses
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
flourishing (of plants); thriving; luxuriant growth; growing lushly; rankness (of weeds)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society