by all means; at all costs; absolutely
thank you for your continued patronage
less than ...; smaller ...
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
returned goods; returning purchased goods
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
item; something that one "just has to have"
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to shout (in anger); to yell
sudden change; complete change
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off