recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
municipal office; council; city hall
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
fruit and vegetable market
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
connection; link; relationship
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
three; three years of age
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump