here and there; in places
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
customer traffic; customers; custom
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
small attendance; poor house
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
every evening; every night
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
together; mutually; fellow
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
(gymnastical) giant swing; all-out effort; frenzied activity
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
long face; looking dejected
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
contest; comparison; competition
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha