good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
hard (life); tough (world)
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
hiding one's embarrassment
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
critical moment; do-or-die situation
will; testament; last request
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
whether or not; presence or absence
vegetables; (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
to be entrusted with; to be asked to
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
groundless rumor (rumour)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
with a friendly grin; smilingly
rank (of troops); line; formation; array; procession
arrest; custody; seduction; abduction
major dealer; wealthy merchant
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn