to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
ignorant of the ways of the world
(another's) daughter; young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
for a while; for some time; for a period
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to get slightly dirty (all over)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
exactly as stated; verbatim
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
charming; fascinating; attractive
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to have one's horizons broadened
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to mix; to stir; to blend