quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
one never knows (what will happen); there's no telling (what the future holds)
to be enchanted; to be charmed
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
accident; emergency; calamity
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control
shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
amount of material resources
office (usu. for construction, maintenance, services, etc.)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
street fighting; urban warfare
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
conference room; council room
urban areas; the streets; town; city
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
guidelines for action; personal principles
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
suddenly; all of a sudden
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
blocking the way; standing in the way
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
shoulder (of a road); berm
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
intimidation; threat; bluster
tension; tensile strength
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message