to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to look away; to avert one's eyes
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
at your own discretion; as you see fit
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
greeting; a fine thing to say
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
one-by-one; separately; in detail
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
charming; fascinating; attractive
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional