treatment; service; handling; management
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
transactions; dealings; business
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to get scarce; to run short
it's been a long time; long time no see
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
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
this and that; such and such
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to strike out; to start swimming
just above; right overhead
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to pull in (fish); to land
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
dining table; a dish (type of food)
one meal; one meal (a day)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
washing machine (laundry)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
on the way back; when about to go back
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor