in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
though; notwithstanding; although
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
about when; about what time; how soon
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
clothing and accessories; attire
high-class restaurant; high-end store
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
notice; attention; observation
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
ratio; proportion; percentage
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
again; once more; a second time
to begin to walk; to set out
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
time; season; period; phase; stage
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to be too numerous; to be too much
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation