merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
illegal construction; illegally built house
creation; Creation (by God)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
moment by moment; hour by hour
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
business; trade; operations; sales
bank; banking institution
and (also); both ... and; as well as
creche; day nursery; day-care center
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to run a shop; to have a shop
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
the front; honest; upright; decent
authority; power; function
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally