to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to turn towards; to point
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
high street; town centre (center)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
along the river; riverside
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate