numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
to be embarrassed; to lose face
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
street; quarter; district; area
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to annoy; to cause trouble
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
survival; survivor; relic
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
somewhere to go; place to go
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
position; job; employment; opening
to put someone to work; to make someone work
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
recommendation; referral; endorsement
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
affable; sociable; friendly
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison