opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
fee; charge; rate; material
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
distrust; unjust suspicion
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
furnishings; implements; equipment
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be at a loss for words
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
review (of learned material); revision
to attack; to assault; to assail
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to become empty; to be emptied
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
process; course; mechanism
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread