coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
it hasn't been long since
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
briskly; quickly; promptly
bright person; talented student; prodigy
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
calming down; quieting down
unique thing; best on earth
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
with a bang (clash, bump)
call of nature; urge to urinate or defecate (esp. to defecate)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
professional killer; hit man
to mix; to stir; to blend
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
previous engagement; prior contract
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
to be mixed in with; to blend with
poisoning; kill by poison
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to end in vain; to be wasted effort