high street; town centre (center)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to be too numerous; to be too much
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to become empty; to be emptied
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
every person; each one; everybody
workshop; studio; atelier
jumble; mixture; mess; muddle; disorder; chaos
one-by-one; separately; in detail
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
thereupon; shortly thereafter
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
seat at a table; place at a table
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
frying or baking something thin (e.g. thin omelette)
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)