practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
full view; plain sight; completely visible
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
had better ...; had better not ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
routine; routine duties; routine work; routine
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
departure time; starting time
day by day; every day; by the day
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
cheater; unfaithful person; adulterer
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
graduate student; postgraduate student
to cause someone to worry
friendship; companionship; fraternity; comradeship
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
briskly; quickly; promptly
to give directions; to issue instructions
electricity; (electric) light
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer