ramen; Chinese-style noodles
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
price; cost; value; worth; value
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
dingo (Canis (lupus) dingo)
only recently; just of late
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
solidarity; joint; collective
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
seat at a table; place at a table
sorry; excuse me; thank you
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to kill; to choke the life out of
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)