to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to begin purchasing; to purchase
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
intelligence gathering; information gathering
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to be worried; to be troubled
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
very short and stout; small but quite wide around