thank you for your continued patronage
several sheets (flat objects)
to jar; to creak; to grate
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
attenuation; damping; decay
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
special grade article; superfine brand
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
second grade; second class; secondary
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
sharing; division; draw; tie
to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to ask a high price; to overcharge
to hand over; to surrender
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to overcharge; to rip off
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
apparently; appears to be
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically