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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

2

each house; every house; house to house; door to door

1

unreasonable demand

4

frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval

2

to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward

1

shop manager

9

Mohamed; Mohammed

1

educational or school system

1

nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...

3

model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook

2

restaurant (esp. Western-style)

2

unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy

1

logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent

3

fluent (in a language); flowing

2

approval; endorsement

3

signature; autograph

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

4

6th day of the month; six days

3

set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one

5

customer traffic; customers; custom

2

hostility; antagonism; opposition

12

merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

1

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

5

deep distress

1

countless; innumerable

1

rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife

3

commercial spirit

1

noon; lunch time

2

funds; capital

4

to save up (money)

1

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part

3

traffic control

1

to doubt one's own eyes

1

low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting

1

Jew

1

to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

1

to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate

2

class-A; A class; A grade

3

standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

3

price decision; price setting; pricing

1

discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced

3

unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play

3

fleshiness; meat quality

1

market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation

2

1,000; one thousand

3

ten percent

5

price reduction; discount

2

wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler

2