to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
every person; each one; everybody
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
here and there; in places
shop; small store; business; firm
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
meanwhile; in the meantime
carving; engraving; sculpture
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
joint; seam; joining point
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
supreme command; direction over all
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
welcome!; nice to see you!
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
nothing but; none other than
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)