to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
administrative staff; business clerk; clerical force; clerical officer; clerical personnel; clerical staff
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
body and soul; mind and body
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to mourn over the death of
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
determination; resolution