cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
impact of publicity or propaganda
without; but if; otherwise; or else
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
price reduction; discount
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
reduction (esp. in price or cost); diminution; abatement
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
main purpose; primary objective