district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
horseplay; fooling around
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
chasing after women; womanizing
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
modesty; humility; being humble
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to accumulate one's unpublished paintings or writings
income; receipts; revenue
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
living by oneself; living alone
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check