business hours; opening hours; office hours
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
headquarters; head office; main office
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
stealthy steps; soft steps
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
moron; idiot; stupid person
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to repeat; to do something over again
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
that; the matter in question
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle