reality; actuality; hard fact
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
town; city; municipal; urban
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
person with a sharp tongue
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
diligent; hard-working; industrious
diligent student; studious person
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
transactions; dealings; business
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
line; queue; procession; matrix
one's way (ahead); one's path
southern part; the south (of a region)
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)