(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
sidewalk café; footpath café
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
traditional (esp. fashion); trad; traditional jazz; trad jazz; Dixieland jazz
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
person (patient) with minor illness; person showing only minor symptoms (of a disease)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
privately run store; one-man business; mom-and-pop store
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
capital; funds; seed money; asset
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ability to make plans; planning ability
precision instrument or machine
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
accumulation; accumulate; store
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
creative power; creativity
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation