such; this sort of; like this
difficult to ...; hard to ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
good-quality; superior in quality
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to be expensive; to be costly
amount of money; sum of money
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
Rialto Bridge; Ponte di Rialto
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
souvenir store; gift shop
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to work hard; to make an effort
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to speak; to say; to vocalize
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
day after day; day by day
in this way; thus; such; uh...
just because; even if; even though
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain