house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
strength; power; proficiency; ability
work or vocational center (centre)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
commuting to school; school commute
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
income; receipts; revenue
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to go out and away; to leave
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
environment; circumstance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to concern; to be related
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
letter; missive; note; mail
fourth day of the month; four days
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)