to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
business district; office complex
clientele; customer stratum
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
plastic; pula (currency of Botswana)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
admiration; wonder; astonishment
severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
emotional scars; mental trauma
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
even if not; even without
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
to shout (in anger); to yell
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to look away; to turn away
just who do you think you are?
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
in proportion to; just as much as
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points