business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
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)
even though; despite; when
street; quarter; district; area
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
several years; a few years
dropping below break-even point; (selling at) below cost
one by one; one after another; successively
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
position; job; employment; opening
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
indulgence (e.g. in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
speech; expression; wording; language
common people; ordinary people; masses
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
both hands; both arms; ten
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
way; method; means; resource; course
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to pick up; to find; to gather
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
system; institution; organization; organisation
in good health; alive and well; going strong