coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
cotton gloves; working gloves
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
business hours; opening hours; office hours
opening a business; opening a practice
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
business; trade; operations; sales
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to protect against the elements; to shelter oneself from the weather
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
one's post; place of work; workplace
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
periodic; regular; routine
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing