to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
freezing weather; cold weather; agar-agar; vegetable gelatin
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
it hasn't been long since
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
just because; even if; even though
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
maintenance; preservation; improvement
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to get between; to be caught in
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
you could say that; that might be so
amiable; affable; likable
to like; to love; to be fond of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
close; intimate; on good terms
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum