proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
when it becomes; when it comes to
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
brilliant; bright; dazzling
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to raise one's voice; to shout
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
one by one; one after another; successively
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly