uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
for work; for manufacturing
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
American soldier; US serviceman; US servicewoman
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
to gather; to collect; to assemble
magnetic field; ambience; atmosphere; focal point
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dignified expression; solemn expression; serious expression
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
in the morning; during the morning
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
meeting hall; assembly hall
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
street; quarter; district; area
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
dwelling; house; residence; address
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
literally; to the letter; literal
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate