to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
originally; by nature; from the start
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
for dear life; barely escaping alive
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray