chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to live; to make a living; to get on with
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
runaway trip; journey of escape; flight from the world
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
unpopular (esp. with the opposite sex); undatable
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
to head home; to leave for home
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
platform; home; home base; home plate
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
boarding position (e.g. on train platform)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
time; season; period; phase; stage
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable