pure heart; naivete; innocence
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
one's home country; one's homeland
to be infected; to be contagious
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
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cash payment; paying in cash
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to put one's strength into
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
residence; housing; residential building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
one room apartment; studio apartment
dining; dining room; meal