fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to detain; to check; to restrain
reopening; resumption; restarting
sampling a drink; tasting
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
maid; helper; help; assistance
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
this (very thing); this precisely
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
earnings from a part-time job
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
regret; repentance; remorse
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
sampling food; tasting; trying
success; prosperity; boom
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to call in; to invite; to bring in
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
another time; some other time
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
hotcake; (American) pancake
operating a cash register
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious