store interior; inside of a shop
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; female; feminine gender
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
coverall apron; cook's apron
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
age thirty; one's thirties
youthful; young; young-looking
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
charming; fascinating; attractive
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan