store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
back street; back alley; off-street
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
regular customer; general audience; general public
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
complete lie; outright lie
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
clanging; empty; deserted
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
still better; even better
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
contest; comparison; competition
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
with a start; with a jump
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to stay calm; to keep cool
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to lie deep in; to extend far back
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation