work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
built-in audience; regular customers
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
genuine; authentic; true; real
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
no-good man; (male) loser
to subsist; to keep on living
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
opening a business; opening a practice
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
gray or silver haired (grey)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
speech; expression; wording; language
at once; immediately; right now
leaving work (office, school) early
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
great hurry; great haste; rush
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
nth district of a town; nth city block
second; number two; runner-up
housing district; residential district
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
serious disease; intractable disease; difficult-to-recover-from illness
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate