to gather; to collect; to assemble
remarkable; striking; obvious
because of; owing to; due to
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
back street; back alley; off-street
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
quickly; calmly; intently
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
out of habit; by inertia; by force of habit; mechanical
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to set up shop; to open a store
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to increase; to add to; to augment
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
toy shop; toy store; toy dealer; toy seller
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control