opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to smash down; to batter down; to beat in; to destroy
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
bank; banking institution
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
chasing after women; womanizing
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
that's the way it is; such is life
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
such a thing; something like that
drop of water; polka dots
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole