long (time that has passed); old (story)
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
low rent; peppercorn rent
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
had better ...; may as well ...
department store; department
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
soundproofing; sound insulation
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
sweatpants; tracksuit bottoms; joggers
(a place) within one's reach
to spend a fortune; to pay a high price
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
lined curtain; opaque curtain
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
isolation; being alone; being friendless
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
computerization; computerisation