big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
several people; a few people
transactions; dealings; business
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
I see; that's right; indeed
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to subsist; to keep on living
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
wherein; therein; thereinto
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
laugh line; smile line; nasolabial fold
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other