to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
homeroom; form room; form class
during vacation; during the holidays; during one's break; (temporarily) closed; on break
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
dividing into four; quartering
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
even more; still more; further
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
short time no see; hello again; a short time (since the last time); first in a short while
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
number of articles; number of items; quantity
customer traffic; customers; custom
evening meal; dinner; supper
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
after a long time; for the first time in a while
independence; self-reliance
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)