whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
store interior; inside of a shop
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
in that way; like that; that way
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
personal; individual; private
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to fan; to incite; to instigate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
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
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
likability; favorability; popularity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men