noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
professional killer; hit man
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
correction; revision; amendment
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
incessant working; working non-stop
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
strong black tea with a lot of milk
new book; new publication
arrival of goods; goods received
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints