patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
how many years; how long; what year
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be needed; to be wanted
meaning; significance; sense
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to pick up; to find; to gather
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
aluminium can; aluminum can
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to collect; to assemble; to gather
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to employ; to hire; to charter
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse