charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
frequent customer; good customer; client
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to make one's rounds; to patrol
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
man; male; masculine gender
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
regular customer; valued client
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
without; but if; otherwise; or else
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
workshop; studio; atelier
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
outsider; someone outside of a group
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
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
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)