to square one's shoulders
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
great laughter; burst of laughter
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
straight-laced person; stubborn person
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
manner of using one's hands
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
(not) merely; (not) simply
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
personage; person (deserving of respect)
such; this sort of; like this
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering