to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to take a breath; to take a short rest
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
one's whole heart; everything one feels
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
impossible to do (although wants to)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
only recently; just of late
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
minor success; small success
hair (on the head); (a) hair
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
surname; family name; last name
to make something be done in time
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
talking while standing; standing around talking
calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat