friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shop; small store; business; firm
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
holding hands with fingers interlocked
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to attempt; to test; to try out
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
in this manner; in this way; like this
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
place; situation; position; location
east, west, south and north
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to put one's strength into
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)