to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lately; recently; these days
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
as usual; as is one's habit
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
under the staircase; understairs
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
point of purchase; point-of-purchase advertising; Post Office Protocol; POP
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
want to ... do something; would like to ...
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
that is to say; so that means
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
since when; from when; how long
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too (much); overly; excessively
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
game arcade; video arcade
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
you could say that; that might be so
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to push away; to push aside; to shove
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
what's what; heads or tails
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry