pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
welcome; (warm) reception
much less; to say nothing of
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
a long time (since the last time)
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
regular customer; valued client
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
special; particular; peculiar; unique
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
store; shop; establishment; restaurant