to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
security force; public safety force
station; office; guardroom
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
indigestion; dyspepsia; inability to understand; lacking comprehension; half-baked knowledge
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
(in) his way; peculiar to him
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
having a romantic interest; having a chance (of being hired, etc.); (lit.) having a pulse
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind
service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
almost every day; almost daily
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
to be profitable; to yield a profit
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness; negligence
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
enticement; inducement; attraction
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
grandfather; male senior-citizen
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up