basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
aquatic fauna; aquatic animals
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
goods on display; (an) exhibit; exhibition (of goods)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
it hasn't been long since
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to eat too much; to overeat
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
no, not like that (but like this)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
to fill a hole with earth