showcase; display case; vitrine
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
standard; set; routine; decided
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
polite; respectful; reverent
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
by myself; in person; by oneself
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
personal delivery; handing over in person