rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
the reverse; other side; lining
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
even though; despite; when
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
during; for the duration of
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
shellfish; seashell; shell
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
trying the food at various restaurants; eating tour; walking while eating; eating while walking
seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea
in accordance with plans; just as planned
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on