to continue to work; to work away (at)
buying; purchasing; procurement
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
generation; lifetime; age
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
first-time customer (of an inn or a restaurant); chance customer; customer without an introduction from a regular customer
trade; buying and selling
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
something or other; somehow
sad news; news of a death; death notice
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
to get deeper in debt; to pile up debts
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
(the condition of) one's health
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition