temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
children's story; fairy tale
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
social meeting place; watering hole
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; one-track; single-track; repetitive; predictable
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
daily necessities; everyday item
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
buying a replacement; replacement purchase
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
dark place; unlit spot; darkness
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
various articles; various items; various kinds
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but