trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
health management; health maintenance; health care
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled