huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
along the road; along the way
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
main purpose; primary objective
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
interests and preferences
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
such ... as; or some such
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
indescribable; having no way to express
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
set meal; special (of the day)
large serving; large portion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
holding hands with fingers interlocked
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
slim; slender; slight; delicate