centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
university town; college town
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
at least; at most; (even) just
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
recollection; reminiscence
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
other; another; over; more than; I; me
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
the very start; the very beginning
breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
ten-year-old; ten year old
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
military cadet; officer cadet
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly