slim; slender; slight; delicate
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
office hours; business hours; working hours
flight; desertion; escape
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
popular name; common name; given name
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
plainly; clearly; vividly
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
just because; even if; even though
to appease; to suppress; to calm
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
attractiveness; charm; amiability
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
no, not like that (but like this)