blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to breathe out; to exhale
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to raise one's voice; to shout
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to call in; to invite; to bring in
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
romantic; spicy; coquettish
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to be dead; to be lifeless
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to lose sight of; to miss
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible