sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
name; given name; first name
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
atelier; studio; workshop
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be conspicuous; to stand out
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a few years ago; some years back
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box