clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
handrail; railing; banister
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
every person; every mouth; every entrance
doing whatever one pleases
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
loveable; very likeable; like very much
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
such; like that; that sort of; very
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity