guardian; protector; patron; parent
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
every month; each month; monthly
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
increase in sophistication; enhancement of functionality; increase in speed; upgrading
specialization; specialisation
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
way; method; means; resource; course
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
limit (amount, e.g. on credit card, loan, expenditure)
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to press a question; to cross-examine
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to stick it out (until the end)
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
sitting with one's legs out to one side
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
to start to move; to get going; to come alive