touting; soliciting; luring; tout; barker; pander
prostitute; whore; streetwalker
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
three generations; three periods; third generation
person in the business (entertainment, music, film, etc.)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
called; known as; that; to say
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee; balcony
residing; living; dwelling
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green
ethnic food (esp. Asian, African, etc.)
(edible) mussel (esp. the Mediterranean mussel or blue mussel)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
way one walks; one's walk
it's been a long time; long time no see
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to form a group; to form a bunch
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to annoy; to cause trouble
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly