opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to throw at; to turn; to raise
period of time; time slot; time zone
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
operation; functioning; running
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
to invite in; to show someone in
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
superiority; predominance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
to have meaning; to be meaningful
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to give directions; to issue instructions