at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
during a telephone call; busy line
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
nod; inclination of the head
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
vacant or unoccupied room
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
until now; so far; up to the present
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
being on duty; person on duty
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on