next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
wet wipes; moist towelette; baby wipes; wet tissue
to be infected; to be contagious
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
process; course; mechanism
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
bombshell announcement (statement)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
at the last moment; this late in the game
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
many; numerous; various; large number of
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
last week; the week before
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
this and that; various things
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
to cease; to stop; to be over