to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
the last moment; the very end
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
that is to say; so that means
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
baton (of command); order; command; direction
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
(ice cream) cone; (speaker) cone; (traffic) cone; corn; maize
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)