honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
existence; being; presence
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
personality; style; appearance
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
build; physique; frame; constitution
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to manage something successfully; to be successful
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to this extent; to this degree; this much
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
store; shop; establishment; restaurant