care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
executive; government; administration; governance; the authorities
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
not permitting; not authorizing
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
because; as; since; so; due to
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
history; pedigree; lineage
ancient city; former capital
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to jar; to creak; to grate
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
wearing one's hair in braids
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
sympathy; compassion; pity
sick person; patient; invalid
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table