number of articles; quantity
measuring; weighing; metric; distance function
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to cause a person trouble
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
settlement; payment of account
occupation; calling; livelihood
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
male homosexuality; sodomy; (arch.) male prostitute
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
castella (type of sponge cake)
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
clerk; office worker; office staff
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to gain fame; to make one's name
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
one grade; first-class; primary
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
confrontation; opposition; antagonism