bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
company president; manager; director
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
start-up company; venture business
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
looks; features; (personal) appearance
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
carnivore; carnivorous animal
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
suitably; properly; duly; as you see fit; as you think best
discipline; training; teaching manners
(another's) daughter; young lady
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
odds and ends; all; every
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
though; even if; whether ... or ...