to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
by today; before the day is over
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
office hours; business hours; working hours
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
throat lozenge; cough drop
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
with a start; with a jump
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
on duty; at work; while working
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
that is to say; so that means
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
suited figure; person in a suit
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
remembrance; recollection; recognition
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
running as fast as one can