care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
trouble; bother; annoyance
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
improvement of labor conditions (labour)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to be too numerous; to be too much
cannot be helped; unavoidable
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
considerably; greatly; a lot
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
business conditions; business category; line of business
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
just one person; only one
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
second day of the month; two days
interval; break; pause; spare moment