as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
of course; certainly; naturally
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
interference; intervention; meddling
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to pick up; to find; to gather
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to speak ill of; to disparage
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tradition; legend; folklore
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
1,000,000; one million; million; many
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
venti; 20-ounce cup (at Starbucks); twenty
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance