origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
someone who gets in the way without serving any useful purpose; fly in the ointment; buttinsky; third wheel
fool; twit; idiot; (arch.) unpleasant customer
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
still; even now; to this day
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
one day; (on) a certain day
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bento; Japanese box lunch
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
regular customer; valued client
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
template; run of the mill; formulaic
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
to call again; to call someone back
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook