punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
several types; several kinds; several species
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
here and there; in places
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
marriage proposal; courtship
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
common knowledge; well-known fact
of no interest; not interested
surrounding at a distance
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to like; to love; to be fond of
talk; story; conversation
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable