leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
calm; composed; cool; quiet
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
leather shoes; leather boots
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to brighten; to grow light
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
knowing; (an) acquaintance
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
many; a lot; much; multitude
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)