commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to have a talk; to tell a story
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
to dye; to colour; to color
not caring; not giving a damn
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
easily bored; quick to lose interest; fickle; capricious
(very) patient; persevering
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
same generation; one's generation
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
influential person; man of importance
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
singing and dancing; song and dance