merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
right to know; right to access information
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
commerce; trade; business
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
freighter; cargo ship; carrier
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
one large ...; a great ...
to become moist; to be moistened; to profit (from); to benefit; to be refreshed (of one's mind); to be enriched (of one's heart)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
Imperial standard; worthy cause
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
radiant smile; contented smile
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
manner of using one's hands
portrait of a deceased person
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
having said that; be that as it may
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
after school (at the end of the day)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle