remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
one's post; place of work; workplace
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
when it becomes; when it comes to
student (esp. a university student)
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
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)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; a second time
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial