to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
posture; position; stance
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to begin to walk; to set out
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
suffix for familiar person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
with a start; with a jump
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
overall; general; as a whole
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic; luxuriant (of vegetation)
main street; avenue; boulevard
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)