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residence in English:

1. home home


Come home.
A stranger asked the girl whether her father was at home or at his office.
Pigeons can find their way home with the help of the Earth's magnetic field.
A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.
This morning I got a telegram from home saying that my father had been suddenly taken ill.
The evening performance at the Royal Theater had ended, and the audience had gone home.
When I got out of prison, I couldn't find a job anywhere near my home since no one would hire an ex-con.
Just throw your bicycle in the back of the truck and I'll drive you home.
Tom could hardly believe his ears when he heard that Mary was coming back home to stay.
If I should be late getting home, please don't wait up for me.
All things considered, I think you should go back home and take care of your parents.
Working from home via computer can be lonely.
When I got home, I realized that one of my suitcases had disappeared.
I bought a small lot on the hillside in Southern France where I plan to build a retirement home.
Because of the bad weather, my piano teacher suggested that I go home early.

English word "residence"(home) occurs in sets:

Formal and informal

2. citizens


American senior citizens are comparatively well-off.
Most Swiss citizens speak two or three languages.
We are law-abiding citizens.
Citizens are the ultimate sovereigns.
Won't exile be better for you than the hate of the citizens?
Citizens of the United States generally feel a responsibility for the democratic society supported by them.
In countries with electoral colleges, citizens vote for representatives to pick heads of state for them, adding an extra layer to what would otherwise be a direct election.
The citizens staggered under the heavy bombing.
Martin Luther King, Jr. persuaded the black citizens to protest peacefully.
Citizens of higher social status were permitted to live closer to the center.
Generally speaking, the art of governing consists in taking the most money from one part of the citizens, in order to give it to another part.
My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
In many shops and businesses discounts are now given to senior citizens.
When foreign citizens land in Japan, they must apply for landing permission at the air or seaports where they arrive.

3. habitual


habitual criminal, drunkard, offender
his habitual use of heroin
Complaining about change sometimes becomes habitual.
Grandfather sat in his habitual place near the fire.

English word "residence"(habitual) occurs in sets:

Semestr 1 - Unit 02 (collocations)

4. house


Is this your house?
You are welcome to the use of our house while we are away on vacation.
Instead of cleaning the house today, I think I'll take a walk.
We play catch in the park near our house on Sundays.
Although her house is nearby, I seldom see her.
As soon as he felt his house shake, he rushed out into the garden.
Tom built the house himself along with the help of a few friends.
Tom claimed that he didn't know his beach house was being used for illegal activities.
I'm very particular about what kind of people I invite into my house.
We found out that the house is infested with garter snakes. They're everywhere.
It's so hot outside that I want to spend all day in my air conditioned house.
My house, which I bought ten years ago, still looks new.
I thought we had eaten everything in the house, but I found another box of crackers.
To make our house payments, we're going to have to tighten our belts.
Put on your thinking cap and try to remember whose house you slept at last night.

5. reside


I reside in Hyogo.
Core domain resides at the heart of a Bounded Context
The people who reside here are our friends.

English word "residence"(reside) occurs in sets:

World formation

6. a building where sb lives