instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
(explanatory) diagram; illustration
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
calamity; misfortune; disaster
residence; housing; residential building
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
near miss; just missing (each other)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
formation process; morphosis
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
hiding one's embarrassment
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to get teary; to be moved to tears
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
department store; department
food; food products; foodstuffs
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain