that's the way it is; such is life
antiques business; curio dealer; secondhand dealer
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
some people; a few people; several people
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
with a momentary flash of light
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
tradition; legend; folklore
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to find out; to discover; to locate
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
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
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to ask; to enquire; to query
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon