calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to stop walking; to pause
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to watch over; to watch attentively
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
selection; choice; option
when it becomes; when it comes to
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk