to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
pardon me for leaving (first)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
instant; moment; for an instant
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
for today; for the time being
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
(someone else's) daughter
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
scruffy; unconcerned about one's personal appearance; rough and uncouth vigor (vigour)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path