to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
had better ...; had better not ...
to collapse into; to flop onto
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
store interior; inside of a shop
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
passing the winter; hibernation
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be overcome with emotion
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity