to be too numerous; to be too much
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
kimono fabrics shop; draper
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
made-to-order; custom-made
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
considerably; fairly; quite
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
pregnancy; conception; gestation
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)