storefront; front of a store
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
enterprise; business; company; corporation
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway; take-away
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
company president; manager; director
in person; personally; directly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
amount of money; sum of money
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to be intimate with; to befriend
your husband; her husband
to look forward to something
store interior; inside of a shop