thereupon; shortly thereafter
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
cooperation; collaboration
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
business; trade; operations; sales
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
to threaten; to make threats
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
high-class restaurant; high-end store
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)
left breast; left side of the chest
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to one's delight; to one's joy