clearing one's throat; cough
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
otherwise; or else; if not
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
infiltration (e.g. of water); flooding
to run about trying to escape
otherwise; or else; if not
casualties; the killed and wounded
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
separation; farewell; parting
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
ready-made goods; off-the-shelf item
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
rave reviews; extremely high praise
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened