demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
traditional craft; traditional handicrafts
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
pricing; (price) positioning
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
sales; selling; marketing
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to be lacking in options; to be too few
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be too late; to be too slow
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
historical context; historical background