senior; elder; person older than oneself
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
fee; charge; rate; material
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
cost of a meal (or meals)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to pour water on; to irrigate
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
great laughter; burst of laughter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one more time; once more; once again
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
funny story; funny anecdote
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example