charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
shopping; purchased goods
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
indicate reason; infers some protest
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
society; the world; the times
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
almost; roughly; approximately
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something