to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to get a tiny share of the profits; to get a small share of what someone is enjoying
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
door; gate; opening; title page
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
distinctive; characteristic
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
tool; implement; means; furniture
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
street at night; making a night journey
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you