busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to concern; to be related
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
be (that) as it may; having said that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
just past noon; afternoon
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
site; point on a map; spot
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
every place; various places
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
food self-sufficiency rate
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
import; importation; introduction; afferent
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to wring the neck; to strangle
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after