covered with; stained; smeared
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos); Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
department store; department
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
window; window (shop display)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
gem; jewel; precious stone
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
jewelry store; jewellery store
foreign; abroad; overseas
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
polite; respectful; reverent
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
still (continuing); as ever; further
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap