one's field of expertise; one's strong area
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to put one's strength into
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
this world; this life; world of the living
(not) a single person; (no) one
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
(your) daughter; young woman
to get between; to be caught in
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to run a shop; to have a shop
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest