in advance; beforehand; previously
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
half and half; fifty-fifty
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
feeling of tragic heroism; feeling of grim resolve; sense of determination
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
to overflow from something full
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
does not match (one's, its) appearance
one by one; each; every; at intervals of