business; trade; operations; sales
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
small cinema; arthouse cinema
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
other side; opposite side; other party
to be erected; to be built
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
at that time; in those days
way of speaking; profession
duty; function; office; mission; task
several people; a few people
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
scramble intersection; pedestrian scramble; X-crossing; diagonal crossing; intersection allowing pedestrians to cross simultaneously in any direction
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to surround; to crowd around
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
centerline (line that bisects a plane figure); centreline; (court) centerline; half court; centerline (road); center line
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to have no chance (of succeeding)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement