sewing; needlework; embroidery
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
how; in what way; by what means
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
what kind of; what sort of; what
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
impossible to do (although wants to)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
bad inventory; deadstock; dead stock
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
why; how; for what reason
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking