wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
business; trade; operations; sales
else; in addition; besides
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
customer traffic; customers; custom
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)