to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
chief; main; principal; important
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
Afro (hairstyle); Afro-; African
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.)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
showcase; display case; vitrine
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
cheap lodging (especially in a skid row area or slum); flophouse
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
everything working out as desired