pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
good family; respectable family; decent family
eastern part; the east (of a region)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
that day; the very same day
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
critical moment; do-or-die situation
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
such ... as; or some such
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to count on; to anticipate; to expect
superheating; overheating
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to badger; to pester; to beg
rebellious phase; rebellious age
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
financial products; financial instruments
expertise; special knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
particularly; only; in the case of
to do one's best; to put forth every effort