to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
hydrogen sulphide; hydrogen sulfide; sulphuretted hydrogen; sulfuretted hydrogen
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
trouble; bother; annoyance
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity