setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
national holiday; public holiday
entrance; admission; entering
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
menial; meanness; servility; abject
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
it seems so; that's what it looks like
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred