reopening; resumption; restarting
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
population ageing (aging)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
customer traffic; customers; custom
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
until now; so far; up to the present
how long; how much; to what extent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances