packing; crating; packaging
to be worn out (from domestic life)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
Japanese-style confectionary store
trivial; not amounting to much
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
to speak ill of; to disparage
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation