wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
handsome young man; Adonis
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
outward appearance; looks
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to sit knee to knee (with); to sit opposite each other; to have a congenial talk; to have a candid discussion
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
youthful; young; young-looking
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
being startled; getting a shock
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
what type of thing; which one
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
to be softened; to calm down
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster