request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to palm off; to force a sale
distrust; unjust suspicion
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
continuation; succession; series
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
this and that; such and such
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command
great physical power; animal strength
to boost; to force up; to push up
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
originally; by nature; from the start
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
every month; each month; monthly
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion