business hours; opening hours; office hours
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
way of asking; way of listening; listener
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
police; police officer; police station
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to be on the right track; to go well
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
primer; manual; introductory book
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding