simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to jump at; to be attracted by
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
jewel; precious stone; gem
imagination; supposition; guess
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
literally; to the letter; literal
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
whole face; all over one's face
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to turn completely into; to become completely
than; other than; except; but
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
in the hospital; hospitalized