centre of attention; center of attention
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
home; household; family; hearth
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
one's house; one's home; one's family
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
this and that; various things
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
(large) house; residence; mansion
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
in the city; within the city
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
affidavit; deposition; testimony
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
drinking bout; merrymaking
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated