suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
modernization; modernisation
new and old; incoming and outgoing
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
satellite city; satellite town
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
3rd day of the month; three days
to press a question; to cross-examine
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
(an actor) conveying qualities of a character without gestures or speech; implied acting; implicitly asserting one's will (e.g. by sheer force of personality); performance using one's stomach (e.g. by drawing a face on it and animating it using one's abdominal muscles); acrobatics performed on a laid-out person's belly
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)