broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
blogger (writer of a weblog)
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
difficult to ...; hard to ...
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
going to and fro; back and forth
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
national costume; (in) native dress
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to invite in; to show someone in
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)