to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
reputation; respectability
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
sex establishment; brothel
(someone else's) daughter
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
long ago; already; a long time ago
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to shake; to sway; to waver
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
kitchen; financial situation
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be opposite; to face each other
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
millions; several million; a few million
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
several times; a few times
to make merry; to be festive
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts