to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
now that; since; so long as; because
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
superiority; predominance
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing