iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to change (one's clothes)
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
impossible to do (although wants to)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
expressing one's mind; speaking out
changing clothes; change of clothes
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
100,000; hundred thousand
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
establishment (of a business); founding
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
classification; categorization; sorting
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
gem; jewel; precious stone
fully armed; armed to the teeth
defense; defence; guard; policing; security