sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
half and half; fifty-fifty
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
as you see; as you can 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
with these words; while saying
stifled (laughter); simmering
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
same; similar; (just) like; equal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase