town; city; municipal; urban
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
everywhere; all over; throughout
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to press a question; to cross-examine
to move forward; to move on
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
affected (appearance, attitude); stuck up; pompous; self-loving
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in person; personally; directly
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections