in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
elder sister; effeminate man
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
coin-operated parking (spaces)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to frolic about; to mess around
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
(wearing) low over one's eyes
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous