visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
all times and places; all ages and countries
present continuous tense; present progressive form
barely keeping a business going (analogy that a bicycle falls over when its wheels cease rotating)
nothing but; none other than
job; work; duties; trade; skill
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
job hunting; job searching
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
transactions; dealings; business
opinion; point of view; visual point
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location