customer traffic; customers; custom
locals; local inhabitants
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
comparatively high; fairly expensive
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
inland districts; inland areas
town; city; municipal; urban
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
many; much; plenty; hardly
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
(the degree of) self-sufficiency (e.g. in oil)
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
general public; the masses
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
honorific/polite/humble prefix
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
boarding expenses (for staying at a dormitory); lodging charge
free (of charge); gratuitous
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious