thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
amount of money; sum of money
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
general (variety) store (shop)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
in the morning; during the morning
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
street; quarter; district; area
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
holding hands with fingers interlocked
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
store interior; inside of a shop
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual