putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
housewife demographic; housewives
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
voluntarily appearing for police questioning
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
mid-air breakage or disintegration