inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
hair (on the head); (a) hair
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
half and half; fifty-fifty
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
of course; certainly; naturally
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
with these words; while saying
stifled (laughter); simmering
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid