point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
only; merely; but; no more than
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
expression; presentation; representation; notation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
company housing; housing provided by one's company
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
group; bunch; crowd; group
non-existence; absence; lack
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
while; even though; despite
shop; small store; business; firm
edge of the eaves; house frontage
enamel; enamelled metalware (sinks, pots, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
those (near the second person)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)