store; shop; establishment; restaurant
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
aging; wearing out; deterioration
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
paints; painting material
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
store interior; inside of a shop
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
charring; something charred; traditional medicine made from charred ingredients
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz