counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
reopening; resumption; restarting
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
riverside; edge of a river
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
supply; provision; raising; procurement
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
a few years ago; some years back
older sister; elder sister
to have a smattering knowledge of
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
probability; likelihood; chances
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
of little importance; trivial; worthless; valueless
just one person; only one
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
standing while holding onto something (infant, toddler)
walking while holding on to something (such as a wall or table); cruising (i.e. children learning to walk)
toddling; taking tottering steps
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm