one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
occupation; calling; livelihood
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
means of transportation; transport service
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to remove; to move out of the way
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
weather-beaten; bleached skull
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to cost little; to come cheap
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
the place for; the time for; the level of
departure place; place of departure
port city; harbor city; harbour city
departure; leaving; setting off
10th day of the month; ten days
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve