article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
such; like that; that sort of; very
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
correction; rectification; mending; repair
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
reading partway; leaving half-read
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to arrive home; to return
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
last chapter (book, etc.)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
even more; still more; further