to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
(not) a single person; (no) one
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
for the first time in one's life
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
how; in what way; how about
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
built-in audience; regular customers
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
very; much; greatly; a lot of
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to unfold; to unroll; to open
one day; (on) a certain day