unworthy; unbecoming; improper
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
term of validity; expiration date (of medicine, credit card, etc.)
real experience; actual observations
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to move forward; to move on
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to forget to say; to forget to mention
commerce; trade; business
along the road; at the side of the road
leathercraft; leatherwork
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
unavailable; unobtainable; not available
to be thrilled; to be excited
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
apron (waist-down); waist apron
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
when it comes to; concerning
courteous; decorous; polite
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
smooth (i.e. without problems)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
auxiliary; supplementary; subsidiary; ancillary
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle