accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
having high information content; informative
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to offer for sale; to put on the market
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
chief clerk (in a shop, managing affairs on the owner's behalf); head clerk; store manager
to speak ambiguously; to be vague; to equivocate; to prevaricate
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
partly puffed up; bubblingly
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
student in a lower grade; underclassman
for your information; I'm telling you
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
one breath; chug!; drink!
after school (at the end of the day)
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out