connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
position; location; base; point; site
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
some people; a few people; several people
management; administration; operation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
(navigable) canal; waterway
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in that way; like that; that way
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to do for (the sake of someone else)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to give flowers as a gift
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
how; in what way; I wonder