customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
insecticide; insect repellent
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
important person; strategic person; key figure
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
freedom; free man; free woman
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
person concerned; interested party; related party
shopping; purchased goods
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to become better; to improve
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to give an impression; to make an impression
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
light; faint; pale; fleeting
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
briskly; quickly; promptly
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
almost every day; almost daily
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
had better ...; had better not ...