I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
rain and wind; driving rain
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
old clothes; secondhand clothing
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
metal fittings; metal fixtures
illegal; illicit; unlawful
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to subsist; to keep on living
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
control; management; supervision
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
popular person; favorite; favourite
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly