thank you for your continued patronage
to pay the bill; to settle an account
wherein; therein; thereinto
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
ring; band; ring; circum-
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
something like ...; something called ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
glove (esp. sports); globe
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
that; the matter in question
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right