merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
since; henceforth; ever since
to face on; to look out on to
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
guidance; leadership; leading the way
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to push aside; to push one's way through
with a whack; smack; slap
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
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)
weather forecast; weather report
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
assorted grains; cereals; millet
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers