to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
commerce; trade; business
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
person in charge; official; attendant
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
addition; adding; supplement
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
whichever one chooses; either way
edict; ordinance; proclamation
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together