department store; department
right in the middle (of); midst; height
store interior; inside of a shop
every year; yearly; annually
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
Christmas carol; Christmas song
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
front; frontage; facade; main
automaton clock; marionette clock
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be worried; to be troubled
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
now that you say that; now that you mention it
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
difficult to ...; hard to ...
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?