pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
customization; customisation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
very young; little; childish; immature
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
tendency; trend; inclination
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to be reflected in a mirror
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
junior high school student; middle school pupil
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly