to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to set up shop; to open a store
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
understood; I see; OK; present; here
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to look away; to turn away
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
covered with; stained; smeared
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
well known; well connected
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)