dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
lawless area; lawless district
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to differentiate; to segregate
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; to find someone's fault; to get evidence on someone; to get a lead on someone
business conditions; business category; line of business
to manage something successfully; to be successful
co-existence and co-prosperity
serves you right!; see what happens!
small sum (of money); small amount
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
frizz; kink; crimp; curls (hair, noodles, leaves, etc.)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
to boast; to brag; to talk big
to die out; to become extinct
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
infection prevention; infection control