advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to burn; to roast; to grill; to bake
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
first-rate; finest quality; the best
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
line; queue; procession; matrix
(not) even once; (not) ever
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
usually; under usual circumstances
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
inside; interior; inner part
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance