to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
rich person; wealthy person
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
scale; scope; plan; structure
general; popular; common; typical
street; quarter; district; area
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
distant look; faraway look
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
going through; going via; going by way of
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
outward appearance; apparent
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
smallish; on the small side
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people