department store; department
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
superior; superiors; senior
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
instruction; direction; briefing
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ostensible (surface) reason
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
order; sequence; procedure
stale; hackneyed; cliched
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
link; directory entry; rink
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
talk; conversation; dialogue
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style