crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unit of five (in tallies, etc.)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
coin toss; coin flip; toss of a coin
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair