haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
difficult to ...; hard to ...
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
chiffon cake; sponge cake
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
to like; to love; to be fond of
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
store name; shop name; restaurant name
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
investment; contribution; financing
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
... years old; age (of) ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)