exemption; exoneration; discharge
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
infancy; childhood; tender age
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
established practice; custom
leading; guiding; commanding
guardian; protector; patron; parent
town; city; municipal; urban
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
back off!; leave me alone!
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
all over; all over the place; everywhere
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
distant look; faraway look
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack