maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
second day of the month; two days
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
free (of charge); gratuitous
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
interception (email); wiretap; bug
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place