lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
balmy breeze; summer breeze
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
cash only, prices as advertised
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
without even asking; without even listening; without careful inquiry (enquiry)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
around the clock; day and night
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
client list; customer list
surely; certainly; without doubt
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
does not; can not; will not
street; quarter; district; area
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak