start; commencement; beginning; initiation
in the city; within the city
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
parlor; parlour; lounge; cafe; snack shop
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
schedule; program; calendar
correctly; properly; accurately
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
opposite side; opposition
running as fast as one can
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
flustered; confused; panicked
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
will not do; do not; does not
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
that day; the very same day
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
store; shop; establishment; restaurant