almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to crouch; to squat; to cower
time; season; period; phase; stage
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
street; quarter; district; area
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to head home; to leave for home
to be right on target; to strike it rich
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
scoundrel; rascal; villain
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
society; public; community; social studies
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to be found; to be discovered
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is