even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
platform; home; home base; home plate
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
back street; back alley; off-street
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
electricity; (electric) light
street; quarter; district; area
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
trader who provides cash to debtors by getting them to make expensive credit card purchases and then buying the purchases at a fraction of the price
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
store interior; inside of a shop
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
tool; implement; means; furniture
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
business discussion; negotiation
right in the middle (of); midst; height
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized