to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
amusing; funny; interesting
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
bluff; false show of power; bold front
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
dangerous area; perilous road; red-light district; house of ill repute; brothel
coming and going; commuting
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
usual; normal; stereotyped
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
front; frontage; facade; main
however; having said that; but
place; room; margin; scope
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
as usual; as is one's habit
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to make up one's mind; to be determined
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism