one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
business; trade; operations; sales
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to have confidence in one's own abilities
whenever you want; any time you like
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
to encamp; to take up positions
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
brand-new article; new item
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
cooking; food preparation
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
feeling keenly; fully realizing
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
chilly; unpleasantly cold
ruffian; scamp; hooligan; out-of-work person; day laborer without a job
keen; eager; enthusiastic; motivated; determined; positive
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
rural community development; rural community activation
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
social meeting place; watering hole
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher