to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
postwar period; period after Second World War
group; bunch; crowd; group
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
long face; looking dejected
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
all for the best; what is right
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
chilly; unpleasantly cold
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
cultural exchange; cross-cultural communication; contacts between different cultures
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
front entrance; front door
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
interior design; interior; upholstery
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
finish; end; completion; result
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
otherwise; or else; if not