sales promotion; hard selling
starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
scattered; separated; dispersed
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
being very good at; strongest point
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(appropriate for) one's age
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
dim witted; bird-brained; dullard