and; thereupon; because of that
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be photographed; to be projected
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
to go ahead; to pull ahead
enjoying popularity among the customers
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
beauty treatment; cosmetology; beauty salon; beauty-treatment clinic
high heels; high-heeled shoes
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse