to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
genius; prodigy; natural gift
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
cultural assets; cultural property
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
nowadays; in this day and age
traditional; customary; conventional
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
every year; yearly; annually
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
administration office; management office
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
blowing one's top; losing it; flipping out