subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
showcase; display case; vitrine
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
drop (e.g. of water); drip
many; much; plenty; hardly
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
shellfish; seashell; shell
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
as a child; when one was a child