these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to use (something) as a selling point
work; business; company; study
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
hustle; working hard; doing with enthusiasm; showing eagerness; being full of vigour
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
template; run of the mill; formulaic
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
though one didn't intend (expect) to
(being moved) deeply; (feeling) profoundly; (going) straight to one's heart; going numb; stinging (pain)
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to extort (money); to blackmail
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
stepping back; drawing back
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to take flight; to disappear
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
7th day of the month; seven days
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
28th day of the month; 28 days
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low