upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
traditional; conventional
proposal; offer; request; application
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
security for a loan; collateral
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
much less; to say nothing of
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
bolt from the blue; great surprise
one's younger days; when one was young
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
imagination; supposition; guess
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
whatever the case; under any circumstances
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
personal business; sole proprietorship
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to run around; to bustle about
(not so) much; (not) very
maintenance; preservation; improvement
proper; respectable; decent; honest
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
individual; private person; personal; private
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
impression; strong belief; conviction