chronological order; time series
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to lay aside; to set aside
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
until now; so far; up to the present
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
offender; criminal; culprit
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
for a while; for some time; for a period
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
good feeling; feeling good
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to become empty; to be emptied
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
amount of money; sum of money
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill