serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
junior high school student; middle school pupil
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
systems engineer; systems engineering; sales engineer; sound effect
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
largest class; top category
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
great difference; major mistake
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
street stall; stand; booth
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
quality (of a product or a service)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
desperately; recklessly; (rushing) headlong
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to run a shop; to have a shop
built-in audience; regular customers
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
by today; before the day is over
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke