multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
group; bunch; crowd; group
elevated (structure); overhead
town; city; municipal; urban
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
leading; guiding; commanding
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
air of luxury; high class feel
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
several years; a few years
since one was born; (in) all one's life
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
since that time; since then; from that point (on)
window-gazing; window-shopping
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
journal; magazine; periodical
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building