nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
promising without due consideration
to approach; to draw near
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
consideration; taking into account
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
quality (of a product or a service)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
dry riverbed; river beach
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
curiosity; inquisitiveness