business discussion; negotiation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
regular customer; valued client
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
boastful speech; bragging
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
courtesy call; courtesy visit
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
being somewhat excited (agitated)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child born out of wedlock; illegitimate child; love child
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
home; household; family; hearth
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to rebuke strongly; to tell off
this, that and the other; this and that
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied