shopping; purchased goods
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
fruit store; fruit dealer; fruit seller; fruiterer; fruiteress
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
woman; lady; adult female
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
handbook; instruction book; manual
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
favorite; favourite; habitually used
support; backing; patronage
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle