to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
determination; resolution
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to hand (over); to deliver in person
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in terms of; from the point of view of
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
premature joy; short-lived elation
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
literally; to the letter; literal
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower
area; region; district; locality
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
swallowing and spitting out
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
theatre; theater; playhouse
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
symphonic music; symphony
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention