sitting with one's legs out to one side
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
only recently; just of late
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
development; exploitation
district; section; sector
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
news programme; news program
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
office building; office complex
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
corporate acquisition (buyout)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
businessman; industrialist
race (of people); type of person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
front; frontage; facade; main
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
tall building; high-rise building