closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
living room (Western style); sitting room
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to change (one's clothes)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
gambling den; gambling house
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
overlooking; turning a blind eye
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
how; in what way; how about
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle