to begin to appear; to begin to come in
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
goodness; excellence; virtue
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
secret; private; surreptitious
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
rather; sooner; preferably
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
sincere; honest; faithful
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to get strong; to gain strength
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(not) so much; (not) that much
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop