deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
undressed concrete; unfaced concrete; (golf) driving range
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
window blind; blinds; blind
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
fort; stronghold; fortification
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if it's fine with you; if you don't mind; if necessary
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
centipede race (foot race in which teams of runners are tied together)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
trunk (of a car); boot; luggage space; cargo compartment
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
triple; three-way; threefold
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
regulation; adjustment; control
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping; coat worn over a woman's kimono