business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
only; merely; but; no more than
you could say; you might say; verging on the
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
allotment; apportionment; share; dividend
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
bet; wager; stake; gamble
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
hostility; antagonism; opposition
operation; functioning; running
to need; to demand; to take; to require
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate