diurnality; daytime activity; diurnal
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
at first; initially; in the beginning
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
Vivian; Vivien; Vivienne; Vyvyan
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
identifiable; personalized
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
appears to be; apparently
plunging to one's death; death from a fall
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
interference; obstruction; sabotage
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
one's post; place of work; workplace
fireplace; mantlepiece; chimney (narrow cleft used to climb a rock face)
marking; grading; scoring
to do someone in; to bump someone off
(at the) last moment; (in the) nick of time