being startled; getting a shock
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
finish; end; completion; result
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
appointment; rendezvous; date
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
this occasion; at this time; now
(another's) daughter; young lady
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to prostrate oneself before
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to appease; to suppress; to calm
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
meanwhile; in the meantime
just managing; with great difficulty
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
order of chivalry; chivalric order