clanging; empty; deserted
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
time; hour; period; class
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to force open; to push open
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
radiant smile; contented smile
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
suffix for familiar person
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
association; society; organization; organisation
president (of a society); chairman
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy