shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
window; window (shop display)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
world; society; people; the public
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
very young; little; childish; immature
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
shopping; purchased goods
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)