to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to get one's head around; to think about
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
accession to the throne; enthronement
down to earth; reasonable
(one's) countenance; face
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
agreement; assent; Norway
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
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
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
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
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
as much as one can; as much as possible
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
evening; night; nighttime