swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
will not do; do not; does not
commercial spirit; profit motive
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
very busy (person or thing)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
your husband; her husband
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
person of common sense; common sense man
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
I don't want to boast but
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
release; liberation; acquittal
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish