public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
birth; creation; formation
(social) position; status
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
no matter how much time passes
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to complain; to make a complaint
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
several people; a few people
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
suddenly; all of a sudden
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size