government office; public office
to gather; to collect; to assemble
every place; various places
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
wicked tongue; abusive language
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
to leave something as it is
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key