company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
man; male; masculine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to head home; to leave for home
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
light; faint; pale; fleeting