closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
sympathy; compassion; pity
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
ignorant of the ways of the world
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
laughingstock; object of ridicule
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
customer traffic; customers; custom
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
don't you think?; indicates question
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
being concerned about or mindful of
set meal; special (of the day)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
eating alone; eating by oneself
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)