hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
smooth (i.e. without problems)
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
formal receipt (of payment; oft. hand-written)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
being out of consideration; not being an option
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
photography; taking photographs
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
scene; sight; scenario; setting
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor