lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to set (sun); to become dark
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
damp; moist (negative nuance)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
several times; a few times
panting; gasping; heavy breathing