business; trade; operations; sales
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
set menu; fixed-course menu; table d'hôte
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
older sister; lass; young lady
identical (of twins); monozygotic; unioval; uniovular
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
eccentric; crank; oddball
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
covered with; stained; smeared
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
several minutes; a few minutes
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient