official business; public business
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
state secrets; secrets of the state
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
food and drink; eating and drinking
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
those present; attendance
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be selected (from among many people)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger