to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
horse mackerel (Carangidae spp., esp. the Japanese horse mackerel, Trachurus japonicus); jack mackerel; pompano; scad
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
charred; burnt black; scorched black
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
fabric softener; fabric conditioner
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
delicately; weakly; gently; supplely
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
confused (situation); great fuss; much wrangling
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
counter seat; seat at the counter
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
almost every day; almost daily
tools and materials; equipment and materials
deep emotion; strong feelings
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
mountain climbing; mountaineering
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris