slatted shutter; louver door (window)
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
routine work; everyday work
to come face to face (with)
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
difficult to get into; not be easily influenced into joining some mood or activity
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
influence; clout; leverage
if you think about it; come to think of it
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
correspondence; exchange of letters
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
separate post; separate mail; separate cover
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
adult video actor specialising in bukkake
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive