shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
modern person; people of today
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
tail (animal); tail end; tip
freely; right and left; as one pleases
law-like nature; regularity
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
price increase; rise in price
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
goodbye; farewell; so long
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to ride past; to miss one's stop (train, bus, etc.)
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
price; cost; value; worth; value
income; receipts; revenue
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
to stop at a (train) station
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to bury; to embed; to implant
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
meanwhile; in the meantime
useless; no good; hopeless