anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
as you can imagine; as imagined
greedy; avaricious; covetous
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
beginning; opening; start; outset
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
as much as one can; as much as possible
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
lover; mistress; kept woman
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
recompense; indemnity; atonement
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry