knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
one's best interests; one's own good
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
pride; dignity; self-respect
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
reopening; resumption; restarting
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
war; battle; match; game; competition
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
outdoor kendo match; casual match; non-competitive match
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray