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
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
high street; town centre (center)
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
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
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
small factory in town; backstreet (small) workshop
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
wounded person; injured person
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
radical party; extremists
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy