to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to call out; to ask someone to come
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
composite; combined; complex
phantom; vision; illusion
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
year on year; on the previous year
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
plowing and weeding; farming; cultivation; tillage
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
charming; fascinating; attractive
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
viewing as a problem; problematizing