going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to become excited; to grow lively
cruelty; hard-heartedness
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
of tender years; very young
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
wedded life; married life
many colors; many colours
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
vulgarity; coarseness; crudeness
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)