home area; home town; local
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
enough is enough; no further!
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
section manager; section chief
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
mental; spiritual; emotional
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
spring water; clear (pure) water
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
student (esp. a university student)
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
pointing out; identification
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the times; the world; society
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...