going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
thicket; coppice; brushwood
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
sincere; honest; faithful
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
no exception; without exception; always the same
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
without cause; without reason
and yet; despite (all) that
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to become frayed; to become loose
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to reason; to sum up; to conclude