just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
store interior; inside of a shop
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
front; frontage; facade; main
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite