belief; faith; adherence; espousal
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
restoration; repair; mending
maid; helper; help; assistance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to look young; to seem young
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
personal grudge; personal enmity
cannot handle (it) any longer; fed up with; enough is enough
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
information board; building directory
foreign; abroad; overseas
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
lost article; something forgotten
overseas assignment; overseas posting
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(committee) chairman; president
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)