shopping district; shopping street; downtown
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to force open; to push open
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
chance; opportunity; occasion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
tall figure; high stature
big man; large man; tall man; giant
... years old; age (of) ...
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable