convenient; handy; useful
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
spacious; roomy; large; extensive (business, dealings, etc.); large (scale); broad
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to pretend; to act (as if)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
liquor store; off-licence; bottle shop; hotel (in China)
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
account book; register; ledger
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to visit frequently; to haunt
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week