to look young; to seem young
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
nature of one's business; business instinct
no matter how much time passes
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
real life; actual life; everyday life
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
sales; selling; marketing
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
myodesopsia; seeing floaters in one's eye
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
thicket; coppice; brushwood
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
fellow; guy; chap; he; him; she
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to spoil; to rot; to corrode