futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
functional beauty; beauty of function; simplicity and elegance of design
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
finding employment; getting a job
household economy; family finances
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
notebook-format (computer)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
business; trade; operations; sales
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
very interesting; of great interest
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
town; city; municipal; urban
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
capacity; volume; capacitance
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to buy more (of something)