string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
arrival of goods; goods received
each time it happens; at all such times
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
trade; buying and selling
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
business; trade; operations; sales
absolute obedience; complete submission
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
shellfish; seashell; shell
patriarch; head of a family
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
priority; order of precedence
reigning; controlling; dictating
military expedition led in person by the emperor
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
loser; defeated person; the defeated
last days; the end; one's fate
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine