storage room; storeroom; lumber room
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
enterprise; business; company; corporation
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
the right person in the right place
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
patient; unhurried; leisurely
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
literally; to the letter; literal
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally