abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
killing two birds with one stone
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
daily necessities; everyday goods
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
department store; department
oil crisis (esp. 1973 OPEC oil crisis); oil shock
manly; masculine; like a man
to brighten; to grow light
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
function; facility; faculty; feature
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
sound of a button or switch being pressed
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
how; in what way; in what manner
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
outblooming even a flower (of a young girl); (lit.) even the flower blushes (before her beauty)
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access