very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
annals; chronicle; chronology
author; writer; novelist; artist
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
distress; wretched condition
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
imperial court; royal court
hard to get; hard to come by
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
in the morning; during the morning
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury