weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
script; libretto; scenario
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
pleasure cruise; sightseeing boat; excursion boat
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
in person; personally; directly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
true state; actual condition; reality
fictitious transaction; bogus transaction
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
inspection; checking (goods, products)