depreciation; decline; fall; slump
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
arrest; apprehension; capture
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
receipt; cash-register slip
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
second day of the month; two days
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
somehow; for some reason or other
good humour (humor); good mood
to pluck; to pick; to tear
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue