unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
insurance; guarantee; warranty
rice cultivation; rice crop
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
(United States of) America; USA
main street (as opposed to a side street); high street
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to try all possible means
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
noisy; confused; uproarious
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
organization; organisation; forming
with a whack; smack; slap
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive