ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
the whole area; all areas
calamity; disaster; accident
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
total fire loss; completely burned
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
public facilities; utilities
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
restitution; damages; indemnity; compensation
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to be worn out (from domestic life)
completely; entirely; totally
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to be damaged; to receive damage
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
having said that; be that as it may
around the clock; day and night
self-consciousness; self-awareness
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to glare at each other; to confront each other