collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
reason; cause; history; origin
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
hostess bar where patrons are allowed to touch the hostesses' breasts
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
plump; chubby; voluptuous
disparate society; stratified society
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
cartoon-character costume
display window; shop window; store window
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to palm off; to force a sale
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
independent action; acting alone
number plate; licence plate; license plate
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)