wintertime; winter season
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
visitor (to a store, restaurant, etc.); (in-store) customer; patron
floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
chopsticks; (something) at hand; (in) one's possession; (near) one's hands
customer (who visits an establishment in person); in-store customer; visitor
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
bargain; good buy; (good) value for one's money
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
safely; without incident; without mishap; in peace; peacefully; quietly
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
interference; intervention; meddling
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
freely; frankly; without reserve
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
complexion; colour; color; blood red
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier