regular customer; valued client
to be linked (esp. of data); to be tied (e.g. to an account); to be related
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
main street; avenue; boulevard
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
to call in; to invite; to bring in
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
approval and authorization; permits and licences
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
similar things turning up one after another; (lit.) bamboo shoots after rain
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
rotten smell; putrid odor
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow