trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
desperately; for one's dear life
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted