main street; avenue; boulevard
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to keep standing; to stand motionless
in the end; after all is said and done
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
because of; owing to; due to
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
don't you think?; indicates question
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
absolutely; positively; decidedly
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to gaze out at; to look out over
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
becoming tanned by the sun and salty sea breeze
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
surroundings; environs; circumference
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(not) even once; (not) ever
complete stranger; total stranger