to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to watch over; to watch attentively
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
store interior; inside of a shop
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
clientele; customer stratum
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to make a lasting impression
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
simply; merely; only; solely
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to comb down; to smooth down
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
going through; going via; going by way of
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of