loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
whatever (the case may be)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
performance of one's official duties
front; frontage; facade; main
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
(shopping) cart; kart; go-kart
trivial; not amounting to much
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
assortment; product lineup
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
bargain; good buy; budget
in that way; like that; that way
cut end; section; opening; slit
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
real experience; actual observations
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
movie; film; motion picture
clearing one's throat; cough
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
absence from work without permission
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch