town; city; municipal; urban
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
household; home; family; housekeeping
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
fundraising; financing; cash flow
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
clothes; clothing; garments
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ratio; proportion; percentage
production output; number of goods manufactured
housewife demographic; housewives
that is to say; so that means
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
interior; inside; internal
questionnaire; survey; poll
first cockcrowing of the year
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
factory manager; works manager
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast