store interior; inside of a shop
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
practical guide; manual; how-to book
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
comparatively; relatively
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
judicial scrivener; judicial clerk; person qualified to prepare legal documents, handle real-estate transactions, etc.
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
addition; appendix; note; supplement
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
biological child; one's own child
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
one's share; one's portion
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
to overdo; to do too much
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
what do you want?; can I help you?
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to examine someone's expression
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
observation; survey; watching
the deceased; the departed
equality; uniformity; evenness