house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to get strong; to gain strength
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
looking depressed; long face
firm; resolute; absolutely
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
middle class; bourgeoisie
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to put up (a notice); to post
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
several times; a few times
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
middle guard; halfback (e.g. football); center forward (e.g. volleyball); centre forward
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
drinking party; get-together
face to face; between two persons
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to be too numerous; to be too much
to rearrange; to resequence