shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
frequency (of occurrence)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
advance payment; money paid in advance
final; eventual; ultimate
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
interest; rights; concession
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
association; society; organization; organisation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
point of compromise; common ground
to triumph; to be elated with success
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base