lump-sum payment; paying the entire sum in one transaction
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
regret; repentance; remorse
thank you for your continued patronage
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
center; centre; metropolis
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to come and go; to go back and forth
neat (personal appearance); tidy
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
personal history; background; career
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
town; city; municipal; urban
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(how) many times; (how) often
mountain range; mountain belt
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis