stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
and then; and so; and; so then
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
don't you think?; indicates question
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to entertain; to make welcome
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
because of; owing to; due to
to be silent; to say nothing
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
standard; set; routine; decided
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
serious; not joking; straight