trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
while; during (the time when)
to be needed; to be wanted
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(with a) start; fright; alarm
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)