may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
visit (from someone); call
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
good young man; agreeable youth
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
personality; style; appearance
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
to move around; to move about; to get around
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
encouragement; cheering on
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
little by little; bit by bit
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
transfer; assignment; conveyance
handing over (of a right, property, etc.); transfer; assignment
eye for people; ability to judge character