to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
magnanimity; generosity; tolerance
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
fortune; property; life circumstances; finances; one's worth; one's merit
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to have the privilege of doing
market price; current price
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to live; to make a living; to get on with
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
what kind of business; what sort of matter
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
amateurish business methods; bad business sense
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
natural; intrinsic; from birth