bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
young and energetic; up-and-coming
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
surname; family name; last name
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
compelling force; legal force
in accordance with; according to
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to slide into; to slip into
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
intimidating air; sense of intimidation