store; shop; stoa (classical Greek colonnade or portico); store; Stoic
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
classification; color coding; colour coding; color keying; colour keying; differentiation using different colors (colours)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
the scruff or nape of the neck
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
to count up; to enumerate
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
one's person; around one's person
there it is; there it comes; got it; of course; it figures; I knew it
ranking table (e.g. sports league)