to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
wooden building; wooden architecture
high-class restaurant; high-end store
air of luxury; high class feel
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
decoration; ornament; trimmings
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
business discussion; negotiation
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
conviction; belief; confidence
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
(free) sample; promotional gift
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
watering hole; watering place
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to say; to tell; to state; to do
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to mistake (A for B); to misread