rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
largest ever; biggest; record
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
being all smiles with joy
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
disclosure; exposure; revelation
duty station; place of business; work location
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
another company; other company
competing; competition; auction
extermination; expulsion; destruction
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
chief executive officer; CEO
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
Douglas; Dauglass; Donglass; Douglass
many; a lot; much; multitude
settlement; conclusion; summary
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
self-discipline; self-improvement
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word