to state; to express; to mention
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
abundant harvest; bumper crop
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
receiving; acceptance; reception
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
immediately; right away; on the spot
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
construction; establishment
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
audience; spectator; spectators
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy