accepting bribes; corruption; graft
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
bygones; the past; past event
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
skating rink; skate rink; ice rink
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
age range; age-group; age bracket
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
nice; likeable; desirable
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
close; intimate; on good terms
incompatible; (going together) like oil and water
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
close; intimate; on good terms
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
settlement; solution; resolution
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
that's the way it is; such is life