suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
many; much; plenty; hardly
settlement; solution; resolution
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
opposite side; other side; other party
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
for example; for instance; e.g.
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to palm off; to force a sale
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
just because; even if; even though
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
how many years; how long; what year
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
police; police officer; police station
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate