early (days); initial stage; initial
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
leader (of an alliance); leading power
(distant) howling; backbiting
place of residence; dwelling place
consumer electronics; home appliances
clothes; clothing; garments
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
to subsist; to keep on living
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
overcrowding; crowded; congestion
no sleep or rest; working day and night
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)