contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to repeat; to do something over again
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
waste of time; killing time
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
nice; likeable; desirable
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)