natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
all-out confrontation; total confrontation
very much; exceedingly; extremely
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
article; item; thing; goods; wares
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
empirically; from experience
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
people; men and women; each person; everybody
royalty and titled nobility
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)