carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
if you think about it; come to think of it
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
floral decoration; floral ornament
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
leaving everything up to someone else
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to be annoying; to be troublesome
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
mountain road; mountain trail
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
disk; discus; flying saucer; disc media (CD, DVD, etc.)