going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
thank you for your continued patronage
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
free (of charge); gratuitous
business; trade; operations; sales
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
clergyman; churchman; clergy
construction; establishment
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
elementary level; beginner level
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
ingredient; component; composition
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
going out of business; closing a shop; exiting a store; leaving a shop
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
ringlets; ringlet curls; sausage curls
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable