liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
it's not like; it isn't as if
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
preparations for returning (home)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
question; inquiry; enquiry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize; to apologise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to repeat; to do something over again
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
one's share; one's portion
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
arrogant; haughty; insolent
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal