to redeem (from sin); to save
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
returning from school; going home from school
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
heart; guts; nerve; central part
delusion; trick of the imagination
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
south entrance; south exit
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
spine (of book); binding (of book)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
store interior; inside of a shop
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun