year in, year out; always; 24-7
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
establishment (of a business); founding
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to mark the end; to spell the end
good things come to those who wait
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
nutritional value; food value
prior investment; upfront investment
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
(not) merely; (not) simply
full payment; liquidation
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis