shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
arrival of a ship; ship coming into a port
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
import; importation; introduction; afferent
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
(not) even once; (not) ever
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide