shopping district; shopping street; downtown
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
street where many shops and businesses are closed (e.g. due to an economic slump)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
attraction; lure; invitation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
shopping; purchased goods
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
overlap; duplication; doubling
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to burst open; to pop; to split
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
extremely; very; really; super; so