employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
man; male; masculine gender
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
intimidation; threat; bluster
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
forced laugh; forced smile
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
speech; expression; wording; language
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
manner (with others); attitude
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till