to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
once upon a time; a long time ago
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
devoted; self-sacrificing
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
mobilization; mobilisation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
incessant working; working non-stop
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
as everyone knows; needless to point out
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
mass communication; mass media