How you describe someone’s traits or behaviors. The fleshing out of a person in a book. Start with something a grill provides, followed by a chapter of a play. Next is a verbal pause and then a word that means someone quite different to you than to me. Now the two ends of the alphabet, followed by a short description of a hot or cold drink. Finish with an atom in a peculiar state. In England, swap an s for the z.

What vegetable is worth your monthly wages?

I sound like something that beats in your chest, but I’m made of stone and warmth instead. I glow in the center of where you reside, often called the heart of the home, warm and wide.

I make a tart garnish When cut to a wedge But when turned to stone I give concrete its edge

This is a place where you must pay to go, to leave something behind. Even though you don't carry it in pocket, hand, or mind. But do not fret, you can surely bet, Your loss will return in time.