decoration; ornament; trimmings
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
electrical machinery; appliances
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
electricity; (electric) light
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
right side; right-hand side
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
long ago; a long time ago; already
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
somewhere to go; place to go
contiguous (of land); adjoining; adjacent; continuous (with); connected (without a break); seamlessly linked
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
splinters of glass; glass shards
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
footwear; footgear; shoes
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
many; much; plenty; hardly
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
to squeeze out; to wring out
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
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
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part